Klarinet Archive - Posting 000858.txt from 1998/11

From: "Jason Hsien" <jasonavhs@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Chosing Reeds
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 05:24:25 -0500

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From: Benny1567@-----.com>

:I play on Vandoren V-12's (3 1/2) I am not very pleased with them right now
:and i have been playing on them for around 1 1/2. They just seem to be
getting
:worse and worse for me. Can anyone recommend good reeds that last for a
while?
:Or any reeds that you have just been impressed with.

Well... I would recommend Vandoren V12's, because for me, they fit under
that description, but, instead of looking for reeds that are good and last a
while, just look for good reeds. And, there's no other way than to try as
many as you can. Local music shops usually allow customers to buy reeds
individually instead of a box. That is the easiest way (though you may get
unusually bad lemons or may get really good flukes)

But, though I won't recommend it because of price and the fact that people
just have a problem with it being synthetic (people always say my sound is
great until they see it's synthetic. Then, magically, my sound becomes nails
on a blackboard), the Harry Hartman Fiberreed is a really good, easy blowing
reed with a very good, albeit tense, sound. It's not crass like plastics,
and is harder to control with softer, quieter sounds, but overall a good
reed.

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