Klarinet Archive - Posting 000793.txt from 1998/02

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: Bass Clarinet Reeds.
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 06:28:47 -0500

At 05:18 PM 2/20/98 PST, you wrote:
>Dirty secret--Tenor Sax reeds and Bass Clarinet reeds are essentially
>THE SAME. Tenor Sax reeds are cheaper. I usually have more tenor reeds
>around, so I tend use use them (in my infrequent BCL gigs). Bass reeds
>work fine too--just cost more.
>
Somebody out there is gouging bass clarinet players. I'm in the retail
music business. Bass clarinet and tenor sax reed LIST prices are exactly
the same! Tenor reeds are frequently used as emergency bass clarinet
reeds, and some people actually prefer them to bass reeds. (Rumor has it
that the difference between Vandoren tenor sax and bass clarinet reeds is
the printing on the box, but I cannot confirm this. I may have to do some
experimentation in my "free" time. *ha-ha-ha*)

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