Klarinet Archive - Posting 000389.txt from 1996/10

From: Fred Jacobowitz <fredj@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Zonda reeds
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 14:48:17 -0400

Bill,
I have the same problem. Zonda told me that they do not make
anything harder so you and I are S.O.L. Guess we'll just have to suffer
along with the one good reed per box.

Fred Jacobowitz
Clarinet/Sax Instructor, Peabody Preparatory

On Tue, 15 Oct 1996, Fogle, Bill wrote:

> -->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.
>