Klarinet Archive - Posting 000340.txt from 1998/12

From: "Kent J. Krive" <kkrive@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Australian reeds
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 1998 22:53:48 -0500

Try http://www.reedsaus.com.au
Larry Paikin wrote:

> 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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