Klarinet Archive - Posting 000388.txt from 1996/10

From: "Fogle, Bill" <bill.fogle@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Zonda reeds
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 14:48:16 -0400

-->I was wondering if anybody knows if the Zonda reeds come any stronger
than
-->4 1/2 . . . . . as I have been playing on Vandoren V12 size 5 reeds

Wow Derek! And I've been whipping myself with a string ligature for using
4.0s, in the light of the debate about open facings and softer reeds. I've
been
reflecting upon methods of sawing open my 1-mm tip openings and generally
feeling blue. I know that Roger Shilcock, if he's out there, will be amazed
at your reed strength. I still say there's a sound agreed upon (unconsciously)
by good players, who arrive there using many different set-ups. -----Bill F.