Klarinet Archive - Posting 000469.txt from 1997/07

From: Jacqueline Eastwood <eastwooj@-----.EDU>
Subj: Mr. Morre & his Reeds was Re: [Fwd: Re: Reeds]
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 16:53:20 -0400

On Tue, 15 Jul 1997, Craig E. Countryman wrote:

I seem to have lost the text of the original question in replying...

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The man who made the wonderful reeds was Mr. Morre, and his reeds were
available exclusively from Marks Music in Pennsylvania. They were 12 to a
box for about $20 give or take. They were absolute gems, and I still have
the very last one I used -- it's been clipped and reworked so many times
that it doesn't play any more!

I also heard that he destroyed his equipment because he didn't want anyone
else to copy his work. But I also recall that he had some terminal
illness (cancer?) which prompted this.

Van Doren V-12's were indeed designed to imitate the specs of the Morre,
but I personally do not think they succeeded.

Jacqueline Eastwood
University of Arizona/Arizona Opera Orchestra
eastwooj@-----.edu