Klarinet Archive - Posting 000459.txt from 1998/08

From: ROBERT ABRAHAM <rkabear@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Re: [Re: [kl] Re: baffle baffler]
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1998 16:02:40 -0400

What I've found in Vandoren V12s is that they are more balanced, not necessarily harder than regular Vandorens.

This could be tested by taking many reeds of each kind (same size) and putting them on glass. The regular reeds tend to have less of the reed touching the glass when laid flat. I always find unbalanced reeds to play harder (and for that matter out of tune, squeeky, dynamics are hard to control) than *balanced* reeds like the V12s tend to be.

Kelly Abraham
Woodwinds/Computer Geek
New York City

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> >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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