Klarinet Archive - Posting 000936.txt from 1998/11

From: "Hiroshi Nagatsuma" <hiroshi@-----.jp>
Subj: Re: [kl] Choosing Reeds
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 07:05:26 -0500

Hmm.I read in many articles that every professional clarinet player have =
a
definite way of reed beak-in method. For example,after they purchased a b=
ox
of reeds, they dip them in a water 20 minutes a day, and after doing this=
at
least two weeks they start to sand-paper their bottom and use them 5 minu=
tes
a day starting from the first octave(start using them in full range of
octaves seems ridiculous).I thought this is a kind of cliche to every
clarinetist.That's why I am a little confused why so many people don't li=
ke
V12 reeds.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dustin Ruffell <ruff@-----.edu>
Subject: Re: [kl] Choosing Reeds

here is a thought. I have been having trouble with my V-12 3 1/2's also,
so I switched to 4's. The reason I think I was having trouble was because
of weather. I don't know about you guy, but the 4's seem to respond like
my 3 1/2's did. I am anticipating having to switch back toward spring, bu=
t
that is still undetermined. Just a thouht you might want to consider.

Dustin

On Tue, 24 Nov 1998, Ginger Hill wrote:

> I also play V12 3@-----. I =
got
> this from my friend Mark Bradley.. he's also on the clarinet list. (Mar=
k,
> I hope you don't mind me quoting you)
>
> "When buying a box of V12 3's, you will get reeds varying from 2.5 to
> 3.5, not to mention that many will just be plain unusable because the
> heart is off-center or some other fundamental mistake. The cut on
> Vandorens are especially sloppy I have found, sometimes actually
> resembling single cut rather than double cut. If you buy a box of Rico
> GC 3's you will find reeds from 3 to 3.5 but nothing under that, so if
> you need to adjust it you'll have some cane to work with. The cut on
> these is remarkably even and I've never seen anything like it--each ree=
d
> is exactly the same. The cane is supposedly of superior quality but
> that's really an objective statement. The tone quality is no less than
> with the Vandorens. The only problem I have found is finding a strengt=
h
> that suits me. When meeting with Gerry Labelle, the B&H marketing
> manager, he said that recently the GC's did away with quarter strenghts
> but wish they hadn't since I could really use a 3.75 of these reeds.
>
> You can probably find some free samples from a local music store--I got
> tons when I went to one in Montr@-----. I haven't tried any of the regu=
lar
> but I like the thick blank very much. ....."
>
> hope that helped! :)
>
> ~Ginger
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