Klarinet Archive - Posting 000457.txt from 1998/08

From: "Jay D. Webler" <webler@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: baffle baffler
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 12:39:07 -0400

Hello Jack,

Thank you for this information it is extremely helpful. I was under the impression
that the V12's ran the same strength but were supposed to be more consistent than
standard Vandoren. This explains a lot. Perhaps it is time for me to begin to learn
more about reeds. I tend to be more concerned about practicing scales and less concerned
about the mechanics of the instrument, therefore I usually just wet a reed and put
it on the mouthpiece. Can you recommend any literature that would help in this endeavor.
Thanks again.

Jay Webler
On Mon, 17 Aug 1998 07:37:01 -0500, Jack Kissinger wrote:

>Hi Jay,
>
>You may already be aware of this but, if not, FYI according to the reed chart in International's
>catalog as well as some promotional flyers Vandoren has put in its reed boxes, V12's tend to run
>softer than Vandoren regulars. This could be the reason you find altissimo easier with the
>regular 3.5's. According to the International chart, a 3.5 V12 is closer to a 3 regular than to
>a 3.5 regular and a 4 V12 is equivalent to a 3.5 regular. In my experience, however, the 4 V12's
>(on average -- remember, by design, there is a considerable variation in strength in Vandoren
>reeds) tend to run somewhere between the 3.5 and 4 regulars.
>
>Best regards,
>Jack Kissinger
>St. Louis
>
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>Jay D. Webler wrote:
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>> I just recently decided to purchase a Jewel mouthpiece. I have found it
>> to be a very fine mouthpiece which allows me to play with much more
>> boldness than with the B45 that I had. I have noticed these marks, but I choose
>> to ignore them because it plays so well. I had mentioned before that I had trouble
>> with any notes above high G on the Jewel. I fixed this problem by taking more mouthpiece and
>> going to a 3.5 Vandoren reed. I had been using Vandoren V12's which I will go to when I run
>> out of the regular Vandoren 3.5's.
>>
>> Jay Webler
>>
>> On Sat, 15 Aug 1998 23:28:39 EDT, Maestro645@-----.com wrote:
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>> >My Jewel has a few very minor markings like that. Almost unnoticeable. I had
>> >them on my Gennusa too. I didn't notice any changes to the bad, in my
>> >opinion. I think it's when they are deep and very rough, you should be
>> >concerned. Other thoughts?
>> >Chris Hoffman
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