Klarinet Archive - Posting 000361.txt from 1998/01

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Contrabass reed question
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 19:03:14 -0500

At 05:14 PM 1/7/98 -0600, Ed White wrote:
> I use bass sax reeds for contrabass, and bari sax reeds for
>contralto (or contrabass, if I'm using the Leblanc instrument). They are
>much more common than reeds made specifically for the clarinets.
>
Frankly, we sell a lot more contra reeds than we do bass sax reeds!
Actually, I believe the Rico ones are exactly the same, sold in a single
box marked for both instruments.

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If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.