Klarinet Archive - Posting 000840.txt from 1999/11

From: Shouryu Nohe <jnohe@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] A reed strength question
Date: Sun, 21 Nov 1999 23:31:50 -0500

On Sun, 21 Nov 1999 Noteguy7@-----.com wrote:

> I will try to be a little clearer. Since the cane on a V-12 reed is thicker
> than other reeds, what is the strength comparision to Grand concert reeds.
> Like I said, I play on V-12`s size 3 , so does that mean I should buy 3 1/2
> grand concerts to go with my setup or are grand concerts about the same
> strength as the V-12`s?

My suggestion is that if you are using standard blank GCs, then yes, you
would up the strength a half. However, GCs also have a thick blank model
(supposedly comparable to the V12), by which you would use the same
strength as the V12s.

(In my humble opinion, the newer thick GCs are not as consistent in
thickness as they were back in the 5-to-a-box days. I will look through
boxes and find GCTBs that are thinner than some of the standard blanks on
the market. On the contrary, V12s seem to be pretty consistent in
thickness, if only slightly less consistant in heart height than GCs.)

J. Shouryu Nohe
http://web.nmsu.edu/~jnohe
Professor of SCSM102, New Mexico State Univ.
"If I wanted a 'job,' I'd have gone music ED, thank you very much!"

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