Klarinet Archive - Posting 000941.txt from 1998/11

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] Choosing Reeds
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 07:05:31 -0500

In a message dated 11/24/98 7:02:04 PM Central Standard Time,
ruff@-----.edu writes:

<< here is a thought. I have been having trouble with my V-12 3 1/2's also,
so I switched to 4's. >>

Ruff...weather, especially humidity (or lack thereof) can play havoc with your
reeds (and your instrument). Best strategy is to have a variety of reed
strengths available to counter whatever the climate wants to throw at you.

I normally use VanDoren and Zonda 3 1/2 's. I bought a box of VanDoren 4's.

Guess what? Two of the reeds played excellently for me, and three are two
hard. I'm keeping the 4's mostly unused in case we get a run of mushy weather.

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