Klarinet Archive - Posting 000133.txt from 1997/04
From: Jacqueline McGee <jmcgee@-----.COM> Subj: fibracell reeds Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 14:38:51 -0500
Re the many recent postings pertaining to the problems of getting one or two
reeds from a box, the time spent on soaking, sanding and balancing etc., may
I offer the list the easy way of breaking in a reed. FIBRACELL REEDS.
I have been using Fibracell reeds for three years, two years on soprano
clarinet, R13 with a Portnoy BP02 mpc., Rovner ligature, using a medium soft
grade of Fibracell reed. One year on bass clarinet, Selmer Eb with a Selmer
C85-115 mpc., Rovner ligature, using a soft grade tenor sax Fibracell reed.
In both cases, I have a reed holder that holds four reeds, and I rotate the
reeds each time I play. My playing is with a seventy five piece concert
band, and I am playing or rehersing five times a week. These four reeds
last me six months before geting tired. My tone is equal to those sitting
beside me who are using cane reeds. I find my response in all registers is
excellent, and I have a full and vibrant tone. These reeds are not plastic,
but are manufactured using a Kevlar fiber suspended in a light weight resin
formulation. My breaking in consists of placing the reed on the mpc.,
tightening the ligature and blowing. The hours I used to spend on breaking
in a cane reed are now spent on practicing. The same applies to using
Fibracell reeds on my tenor sax. Fibracell reeds can be purchased from
Frederick Weiner, New York and The Woodwind Company, Indiana.
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