Klarinet Archive - Posting 001341.txt from 1998/10

From: "Carl Schexnayder" <carlsche@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] re:Grand Concert reed myth - FACTS
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1998 09:16:22 -0500

I'm glad you did that! I was pretty sure that was the case, but didn't have
the time to research it to be certain! Many people have a prejudice against
Grand Concert Reeds because they are produced by Ricco/LaVoz but, to me,
they're the most consistent reeds on the market! I just wish they would go
back to quarter strengths because my students seemed to do the best with the
3.75's, (usually no re-working necessary).
Carl Schexnayder

>"The cane for Grand Concert Select clarinet reeds come primarily from our
>cane plantations in France. In some extreme cases, choice cane is taken
>from our second plantation in Argentina. In either case, this supreme cane
>is judged on several parameters, namely, density, cane wall thickness,
>symmetry, and maturation. All of these critical review steps are done at
>various the plantation sites before the cane is processed and shipped to
the
>U.S."
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>The above was sent to me by one of the heads of the Grand Concert Reed. I'm
>dispelling the myth about the cane being US grown. Those are the facts.
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>www.ricoreeds.com (Artist-Clarinet)
>David Blumberg
>reedman@-----.com
>http://www.sneezy.org/clarinet/Music/Blumberg.html
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