Klarinet Archive - Posting 000675.txt from 1998/09

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] V-16 reeds for alto
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 11:35:41 -0400

Would be interesting to try them on an Alto Clarinet mouthpiece on a
basset horn.....

Thanks for the tip Lelia.

Roger Garrett
IWU

On Sat, 19 Sep 1998 LeliaLoban@-----.com wrote:

> Duncan McRoberts suggested using Vandoren V-16 tenor sax reeds on bass
> clarinet. Interesting, because I've just started using V-16 alto sax reeds on
> my Eb alto clarinet (Selmer A series with H* mouthpiece). I had a box of
> those reeds lying around because they didn't fit the 1920s-era mouthpiece on
> my alto sax, but they won't go to waste, because I prefer them to any alto
> clarinet reed I've tried so far. As alto clarinets go, this one has a bolder
> tone than most anyway, but with V-16s, the tone is even more resonant, close
> to that of a Bb clarinet.
>
> Lelia
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