Klarinet Archive - Posting 000165.txt from 1997/12

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Reed cases
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 12:40:19 -0500

on 12/2/97 3:59 PM, Jeff Berman wrote:

>Does anyone have strong feelings about the best way to store reeds? Are the
>glass carriers (Harrison, Selmer) better than the cheap vandoren blue cases?

I have a Harrison case, which I like - no warping problems. I don't like
the Vandoren case, mostly because it leaves a mark on your reed if you
insert it too forcefully, and lets your reeds rattle around if you
haven't them inserted forcefully enough. I encourage my students to buy
the Vito reed case, which has the same grooved bed for the reed to sit
on, and rubber rings to hold the four reeds in the case. Cheap, too - $2
around Richmond VA.

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/