Klarinet Archive - Posting 000878.txt from 1999/08

From: "Bruce Keplinger" <bruce@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Reeds that last?
Date: Sat, 28 Aug 1999 15:12:43 -0400

Crystal,
I read the first response to your message, and it hit the major points.
As far as which brands of reads last the longest, plastic are best, but
*from what I have read on this list* (I have not yet tried any of them),
tone, especially the higher one plays, suffers. I use Vintage reeds, made
by an Australian company (of cane grown in Australia) and I have had good
luck. The cane seems to be a little denser than in most commercial reeds,
the grain is generally clearer and more even, and I get more playable reeds
out of one box. Part of the philosophy of the company (hence the name
"Vintage") is that they age the cane before making the reeds (anyone who
makes there own reeds realizes the importance of this). You can find them
on the web at http://www.musicsolutions.com.au/products/reeds.htm.
You can also get a *lot* of information of the Sneezy pages; go there if
you haven't (http://www.sneezy.org).
Good luck!
Bruce

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Meira Mulan [mailto:studio2000@-----.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 1998 1:30 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: [kl] Reeds that last?
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>
> I have come to discover that I am pretty rough on reeds, and I
> wanted to know which are the best reeds to use. And how can I
> make them last onger?
>
> Crystal
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