Klarinet Archive - Posting 001635.txt from 1998/04

From: "Dan Leeson: LEESON@-----.edu>
Subj: [kl] Tenor sax reeds for bass clarinet
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 16:02:35 -0400

> From: MX%"klarinet@-----.20
> Subj: tenor sax reeds for bass clarinet

> I'd like to hear more about using tenor sax reeds for bass clarinet.
> Specifically, should I be using the same strength sax reed as b.cl.
> reed? What are other people's experiences?
>
> When I first started playing bass clarinet, a salesman convinced me to
> use tenor sax reeds. I got a box of 2 and a half's (forget the brand).
> The reeds were so hard I thought I was going to break my jaw.
>
> I'm using #3 VanDoren or Medium-hard La Voz bass clarinet reeds now -
> and they seem to work. But sometimes they are hard to find in Manitoba.
>
> It would be a lot simpler to buy tenor sax reeds if I knew they were
> going to work for me. I'd like hear what other people have learned
> before I go to the expense of experimenting on my own.

I never used anything but tenor sax reeds on bass clarinet. It was
Rosario Mazzeo who suggested it to me and it was a brilliant idea.
I can't tell you what strength you might need but you can diddle
around 'till you find the right strength. I think I used to use
Van Doren medium.

>
>
> Wayne Hajas
>
>
>
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Dan Leeson, Los Altos, California
Rosanne Leeson, Los Altos, California
leeson@-----.edu
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