Klarinet Archive - Posting 000180.txt from 2000/06

From: Don Longacre <nw2v@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] mouthpiece mismatch
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 10:59:30 -0400

David Niethamer writes:

>Muncy (and maybe others?) sell Steuer reeds, made for narrower German
>mouthpieces, and also cut with a shorter vamp than the average
>French/American reed. These work beautifully on Eb after shortening the
>butt end of the reed a few mm. After shortening, they fit my Hite Eb mpc
>very well, and had the right strength. But bring your bankroll - they
>ain't cheap!

Cheap they ain't~ but IMO they are the best reeds I've ever used in
my entire uneventful life (Steuer french cut)

Don Longacre

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