Klarinet Archive - Posting 000745.txt from 2000/05

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Reed numbers
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 18:04:28 -0400

Well, the reed you are comfortable with depends at least as much on the
mouthpiece you're using as anything else. I use anything from #4 to #5
Vandorens, but it's very possible I couldn't play anything stiffer than a
#2-1/2 on your mouthpiece either.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oliver Seely [mailto:oliver@-----.EDU]
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 5:42 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl] Reed numbers
>
>
> Sam, you've certainly hit a point of resonance with me! I'm 61, been
> playing for 50 years, I'm playing now about as much or more than
> I ever did
> when I was in high school (which was about 1.5 hours per day) and I have
> never been able to graduate to higher than 2-1/2 reeds. I am clearly the
> happiest when I'm playing on something like a Vandoren 2 or a Zonda 2. I
> try some of the other ones and my N.Q. (neurosis quotient) begins to go
> right through the ceiling. I'll be most interested in what some of the
> others on the list have to say on this thread. Thanks for posting!
>
> (I just took a look in my case. My current favorite is a Zonda 2. I
> protect it with my life. It gives me a bright tone, easy to blow and to
> control.)
>
> Oliver
>
> At 07:15 AM 5/16/00 +1000, you wrote:
>
> >If I can make a nice sound with 11/2, why go to the
> >heavier reeds?
>
>
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