Klarinet Archive - Posting 000173.txt from 1999/12

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] more reed questions
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 1999 11:15:40 -0500

>On Sun, 5 Dec 1999, W. Edinger wrote:
>
>> 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.

>on 12/5/99 11:41 PM, Edwin V. Lacy wrote:

>My experience is just the opposite. Contrabassoon reeds last longer than
>bassoon reeds, English horn reeds last longer than oboe reeds, baritone
>sax reeds last longer than those for the alto, etc., etc.

Mine too, Ed. Bass Clarinet lasts longer than Bb/A, which in turn lasts
longer than Eb. Maybe the faster vibration of the higher instruments
hastens the material fatigue in the reeds?

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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