Klarinet Archive - Posting 000633.txt from 1997/05

From: "Robert D. Shaw" <theshaws@-----.net>
Subj: Re: Zonda Reeds
Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 12:32:43 -0400

>From Deborah Shaw:

Zonda reeds are a brand of reeds that has been available for just about
a year I believe. You can get them through most mail order music
companies.
I use Zonda reeds and Vandoran V12 reeds. I find both to be good
reeds, but the Zonda reeds do not last for as many playings, but on the
other hand, they take less work to get them to play, allowing much
needed time for practice.
Another reed that I highly recommend is the Queen reed. You have
to do some preparation on them, but they last a good long time.
What has worked for me is to have several different kinds of reeds
on hand. This assures me of having a reed that works at any given time,
i.e. different weather, or different places. I am not sure that any one
reed can play in any situation.

Just my humble opinions,
Deborah
Stephen Froehlich wrote:
>
> On Sat, 24 May 1997, Andrew Thompson wrote:
>
> > Just to put my two cents in, although I think you already know this
> > Tara, I really like the Zonda reeds. Unlike any other brand I have ever
> > bought, when I get a box (5 in a box) I generally find that I have 5
> > wonderfully playable reeds where I can produce a nice clear tone on each
> > one with little to no adjusting required.
>
> Several people are giving these Zondas a glowing review. I'm
> impresed. Is Zonda a trademark of either of the two big reed companies
> (Rico and Vandoren, as I remember), or is it a small independent brand?
>
> Thanks,
> Stephen Froehlich