Klarinet Archive - Posting 000395.txt from 1997/03

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Vandoren V12 for beginners?
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 07:26:56 -0500

Dirk Kussin wrote:
>
> I'm beginner and use the normal (classic blue?) Vandoren reeds (2 and
> 2,5; also experimenting with 3 and 3,5). My dealer says that the V12
> reeds are not suitable for beginners, they were to hard. Is it true?

I'm also a beginner; a soft Vandoren 3 is the best I can do
on my B45 + Vito 7414 - I'm using Mitchel Lurie 2's at the moment
(those are too soft, though). However, I tried my son's Hawkins
mouthpiece, an Eddie Daniels Accubore barrel, a Selemer 10G, and
a 3.5 V12. As is sometimes said, "felt like butter". I think it
becomes partly a matter of setup. That 3.5 on my setup was totally
unplayable by me, but when I moved his barrel & mouthpiece onto my
clarinet it was usable (but still not nearly as smooth as on his
clarinet).

The reeds are pretty cheap; if you can't use them now I'll bet
you'll be able to use them later. Why not give them a try?
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