Klarinet Archive - Posting 000330.txt from 1998/12

From: Larry Paikin <larrypaikin@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Australian reeds
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 22:03:44 -0500

is the url correct? my isp can't locate it.

Floyd Williams wrote:

> Graeme,
> Reeds Australia are still in business and thriving.They make two premium
> model reeds the Vintage and the XL.
> The XL is a very good reed and deserves a try if you haven't already.
> They also make a German model for export.
> Their web-site is at http://www.reedaus.com.au
>
> Regards,
>
> Cox, Graeme wrote:
> >
> > When I was a kid, the best pair of football boots my parents ever bought me
> > were made from kangaroo skin. They certainly had more BOUNCE ! And the
> > leather was very soft compared with other boot leathers. The Australians
> > have far too many kangaroos and need to do something with them. Clarinet
> > pads might use up a few million if the price is right!
> >
> > BTW, I was once given a clarinet reed made in Australia. Are the Aussies
> > still making them I wonder? If so, are they any good?
> >
> > Graeme Cox
> > Graeme.Cox@-----.nz
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Edinger/Gilman [mailto:wde1@-----.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, December 06, 1998 6:43 AM
> > To: Klarinet list
> > Subject: [kl] kangaroo skin pads
> >
> > The principal clarinettist in our community band suggested I try his
> > instrument with my mouthpiece (we each have an Opus) and tell him what I
> > thought was different. I immediately noticed it was more free-blowing
> > than my own, which had a very nice pad job done recently. He went on to
> > explain that there was much more uniformity in resistance/response over
> > the entire range and especially in the upper registers. The secret was
> > that all the pads were replaced with deerskin pads. He and another
> > music professional, both with DMAs in clarinet performance, I believe,
> > had been experimenting with different makes of instrument and different
> > pad materials. Deerskin was best for the Opus, but Selmers and R13s
> > responded better with kangaroo skin and another type which I can't
> > remember at the moment. This is not a joke, it really was kangaroo skin
> > they used. Has anyone else ever heard of this kind of experimenting?
> > Sounds pretty wacky, but the effect was undeniable.
> >
> > Bill Edinger
> >
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>
> --
> Floyd Williams
> Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
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