Klarinet Archive - Posting 000807.txt from 1998/06

From: "Lou Polcari" <lpolcari@-----.us>
Subj: Re: [kl] Zonda Reeds
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 1998 15:16:28 -0400

>In a message dated 98-06-21 22:06:04 EDT, GrabnerWG@-----.com writes:
>
><< << I found the Zonda cane to be crap. Those mushy reeds turned into
>garbage
> within three days of testing. (And that was only five minutes a day.)
> >>
> In my humble opinion, warm dank weather will turn ANY reed cane to mush.
>
> It is NOT fair (again IMHO) to say Zonda cane is crap. >>
>
>LOL! I hadn't used the Zondas in humid weather. I tested them over the
>course of six months on and off, and yes, it is completely fair for me to
say
>they're great, they're crap, or they're mediocre. I said it was my
opinion,
>and all opinions are fair. :)
>
>Teri Herel

I would disagree with this opinion for the Zonda Reed. I think one might
say that the reed does not work for ones set up, however that the reed does
not last long or somehow becomes mushy is incorrect. I am sure that if a
clarinetist takes the time to care for the reed and rotate use of the reeds
then the Zonda reeds stand up with most reeds. I practice 2- 3 hours a day
and find my Zonda reeds to last as long as Vandoran products. I also keep
them in a plastic bag and rotate the reeds often. I do a few things to keep
the mosture out of the reed and lightly sand them so they are flat on the
table of the MP.

Lou Polcari
Principal Clarinet, Coastal Valley Symphony
Santa Barbara Co. Ca.

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