Klarinet Archive - Posting 000159.txt from 1999/12

From: "Fernando1" <fernando1@-----.br>
Subj: Re: [kl] more reed questions
Date: Sun, 5 Dec 1999 19:19:14 -0500

Dear Bill, maybe I have some information for you.
You said that "the larger the reed, the shorter the life". Maybe yes, but it
is not because it is larger, but because it is thicker then the small reed.
See, the stronger part of the cane is the part closer to the bark. So, the
Eb reed is thin; the bass thik.

Best

Fernando
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Fernando Silveira
Clarinet Professor - Rio de Janeiro University - Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Municipal Theater Symphony Orchestra
Selmer/Vandoren Artist
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De: W. Edinger <wde1@-----.com>
Para: Klarinet list <klarinet@-----.org>
Data: Domingo, 5 de Dezembro de 1999 21:52
Assunto: [kl] more reed questions

> Another aspect of reed life that's always puzzled me is why there
>seems to be a general principle (in my own experience, at least) that
>the larger the reed, the shorter the life. I think others have made
>note that Eb reeds seem to last forever. I haven't played enough Eb to
>have a good feel for that, but when I was playing bass cl., the reeds
>always seemed to have a shorter life than the Bbs, and the darned bari
>sax reeds lasted about six hours, at $3-$4 a pop (another reason I
>stopped volunteering for bari parts). It seems to have been that way
>across the board for both saxophones and clarinets. Maybe the lower
>vibration frequencies do more mechanical damage? Certainly the travel
>is greater on a bigger mouthpiece, with a larger tip opening. I am
>assuming that the basic cane structure is similar for different reed
>sizes (not strengths, SIZES), or at least not very much different.
> Anybody else get this impression?
>
>Bill Edinger
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