Klarinet Archive - Posting 000976.txt from 1997/11

From: Josh-Boy <joshcole@-----.Edu>
Subj: Re: Vandoren Reeds
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 05:36:52 -0500

You might want to experiment... this is the stage I'm in. I am in
transistion phase, trying out new mouthpieces with different ligs and
different reeds and strengths. It's all a matter of preference. If you
like the sound you have, if that's the sound you have always wanted, stay
with it. I still have a bright sound... I am looking for a darker,
richer, more focused sound.

Joshua Coleman

On Tue, 25 Nov 1997, Craig E. G. Countryman wrote:

> Yes, Virginia! Vandoren are excellent in my opinion. Maybe it's just
> my particular setup (B45 mouthpiece), but 3.5 Vandoren's seem to give me
> consistantly good results.
>
> I only noticed the recently, but I can get a tone out of almost every
> reed in the box. They vary in quality, of course, but I can get 3 or 4
> good ones, and 2 or 3 more that are useable if I really work at them.
>
> I really haven't tried any other reeds though, and a lot of this
> discussion really provokes my interest. I guess I've found something I
> really like, and it works -- so I'm not too motivated to change. DO you
> think this is a good attitude, or should I be brave and try new things?
>
> --
> Craig Countryman
> cegc@-----.net
> http://www.geocities.com/Vienna/1711
>
> Thought of the Day:
>
> "Perhaps the most valuable result of
> all education is the ability to make
> yourself do the thing you have to do,
> when it ought to be done, whether you
> like it or not." -Unknown
>

   
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