Klarinet Archive - Posting 000973.txt from 1998/07

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Plastic Reeds??
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 14:30:43 -0400

At the Clarinet Fest, there were plastic reeds that had been developed by
two chemists - using polymers......and they played incredibly well. I
purchased three Bb's and two Bass Clarinet reeds of slightly varying
strengths.........I and another person who was with me (a terrific
clarinetist!) tried them out for 15 minutes........at 10 bucks a pop, with
a 6 week wait, we felt it was a good thing to pay for.

I have additional info if anyone is interested.

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Fri, 24 Jul 1998, Eugene Chan wrote:

> Just one question: reeds that are made from plastic? or am I missing
> something?
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