Klarinet Archive - Posting 001122.txt from 1998/09

From: "David C. Blumberg" <reedman@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] re:Sax reeds - Bass Cl.
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 14:36:59 -0400

Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1998 09:35:31 -0500 (CDT)
From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subject: Re: [kl] Bass Cl reeds
On Mon, 28 Sep 1998, ROBERT ABRAHAM wrote:
> My dislike for tenor reeds on bass clarinet is *personal* and will
differ from person to person. I typically have liked La Voz bass clarinet
reeds (although it's been a while since I did the bass thing). I dislike
Vandoren tenor sax reeds altogether, and the La Voz tenor reeds I used
were not the greatest for bass clarinet. The reeds were not great for the
ligatures I used on bass clarinet, because I was using a two screw
ligature on bass, which did not support the reed evenly to get good
response. Thus, the perspective. With a different setup, my perspective
might have been different.
There is nothing wrong with a two screw ligature on bass - it supports the
reed quite well. The Charles Bay ligature I use is excellent - and I
notice many professional bass clarinetists using the same ligature.
I have found the LaVoz to be trashy reeds on the bass clarinet - the
Vandoren tend to work very well for me - regular old bass clarinet reeds.
I have used T.Sax reeds, but not the V16's as recommended by some.
Still....I agree with the earlier post that Bs. Cl. reeds and T.Sax reeds
(in Vandoren) measure identically.
Find a good mouthpiece (Fobes makes an AMAZING professional mouthpiece,
and his less expensive student model is quite good as well) - and then try
LaVoz against Vandoren - and make sure you are using a 3.5 or something
around that strength (unless your tip opening is HUGE)........you may find
that you change your mind.
Roger Garrett
IWU

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Compare Vandoren To Hemke not Lavoz if youre trying a Sax reed!!
David Blumberg
reedman@-----.com
http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Music/Blumberg.html
http://www.ricoreeds.com/ricoart/blumberg.html

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