Klarinet Archive - Posting 000328.txt from 1996/10

From: Richard Johnson <rjohnso@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: I think it may be time...
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 1996 18:16:01 -0400

On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Benjamin Maas wrote:
>
> As for Mitchell Lurie: He generally makes his own reeds. The reed that he
> used to make the Brahms and Mozart recordings is still in occasional use.
> He finds that a good hand-made reed can last a really long time.
>
> Ben
>

I don't doubt he makes his own. I expect so do Mr. Vand Doren and Mr. La
Voz. I just found it an absurd thought that Mr. Lurie would find a Van
Doren reed superior to his own handmade one.
> --
Rick