Klarinet Archive - Posting 000890.txt from 1997/03

From: "Patricia Medina." <pmedina@-----.NET>
Subj: Re: Cane reeds -titanium reeds
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 19:54:56 -0500

>> there is nothing else that sounds like a
>> cane reed but a cane reed. After all, don't we play the Clarinet =
>because we
>> love the way it sounds?
>
>True enough, not to mention the fact that nothing else leaves that =
>oh-so-pleasant taste in your mouth. Seriously, though, how do we know =
>there's not something better until we try? Now I'm not endorsing plastic =
>reeds here, I've played them and find them abhorrent, but can you be so =
>sure there's no alternative? For example, silicon pads are a relatively =
>new phenomenon. I was a bit skeptical, but a couple of years ago I put =
>them in a few key places (i.e., speaker key), and not only am I thrilled =
>with the sound, but I still haven't had to replace them! All I'm saying =
>is there may be something like that with reeds, and I too would love to =
>see some experiments conducted.
>
>Rob Teitelbaum

I seem to remember playing on a titanium reed at a music convention within
the last 3 years. It was used on a specific mouthpiece. Did anybody give
this contraption a serious look see? It was a strange sensation and very
cold to the touch. Unfortunately, that's all I remember about it. Is it
still out there?

Pat