Klarinet Archive - Posting 000746.txt from 2000/05

From: "Kevin Callahan" <kionon@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed numbers
Date: Mon, 15 May 2000 18:07:37 -0400

>From: Samuel Burrows <sburrows@-----.au>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] Reed numbers
>Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 07:15:57 +1000
>
>Hello to all
>
>At 54 years of age, I've just taken up the clarinet AND I LOVE IT.
>However, I'm a bit confused by the reed numbers. I started on 11/2 but
>my teacher (I've had one lesson) suggested I go to 21/2 or 3, which I
>did. They are certainly harder to blow but that's the only difference I
>can perceive. If I can make a nice sound with 11/2, why go to the
>heavier reeds? They just seem to get out of control & squeek more
>readily.
>Thank you for any comments anybody may have
>
>Sam
>

Squeeking is part of the deal, my friend. The higher you go on a reed, the
better the sound, or so I think. (Could be wrong) It affects tone, as I
understand it. You want to go to a higher strength read so you get better
and don't go through so many reeds. If you go through more than tw or three
reeds a week, you need a stronger reed. While we are on the subject of
reeds, what different brands of plastic reeds are there and are any of them
worth it for a High School student?

Kevin Callahan
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