Klarinet Archive - Posting 001544.txt from 1998/04

From: merlinw@-----.ca
Subj: Re: [klarinet] Zonda tenor sax reeds?
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 16:54:36 -0400

On 04/27/98 14:10:39 you wrote:

>I've in the past happily used Van Doren tenor sax reeds
>on bass clarinet when I didn't have B.C. reeds handy.
>(some people have even claimed that they're the same
>specs, I've persuaded myself that I prefer the real
>B.C. reeds, but have no real reason for this opinion other than
>vague personal prejudice).
>
>Has anyone tried Zonda tenor sax reeds on bass clar?
>Are they the right shape? How do the strengths
>correspond to Van Doren bass clar reeds?

Ralph Morgan gave me this explanation about Vandoren's alto and tenor sax reeds: They are cut with the exact same cutters as the alto and bass clarinet reeds. Once one of the younger family members took over the business, they noticed this. The Java reeds are the correct classical cut for alto and tenor sax.

I wouldn't expect Zonda tenor reeds to work particularly well on bass, but they will probably bring a BC reed out in the next year or so.

Merlin Williams
merlinw@-----.ca
http://www.netcom.ca/~merlinw
(A member of the Sax Ring!)

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