Klarinet Archive - Posting 000280.txt from 1998/07

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] reed strength ;-) (was: Larry Combs (LC1) for beginners?)
Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 21:46:27 -0400

on 7/12/98 3:40 AM, Bill Hausmann wrote:

>But the
>general desire to push everyone to play on 2x4's under the misguided notion
>that each 1/2 step up in reed strength will make them 1/2 step better
>players has no doubt frustrated and discouraged many potential musicians.
>
>For the record, I still generally play on Vandoren 2 1/2 or Mitchell
>Lurie/Zonda 3, except on my O'Brien OB+, for which I have some ancient
>Symmetricut 4's that seem to work best, proving that, even for one
>individual, one strength is not the answer.

Yeah, Bill, but *REAL MEN* play 5's. Next you'll be telling us that size
isn't everything!
(for the humor impaired - this is a joke!)

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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