Klarinet Archive - Posting 001256.txt from 1997/10

From: "Edwin V. Lacy" <el2@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: 4.5!!!?
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 15:26:41 -0500

On Mon, 27 Oct 1997, Craig E. G. Countryman wrote:

> And I think that all these different stories go to prove that different
> people require different size reeds.

As far as I know, clarinet reeds are made in only one size. When we refer
to reeds as being #2, 2.5, 3, etc., we are referring to the strength or
degree of resilience of the reed, not its size. (I know that Van Doren
and perhaps other manufacturers make reeds designed for mouthpieces with
parallel rails and others with non-parallel rails, etc., but again these
types are essentially the same size.)

Ed Lacy
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