Klarinet Archive - Posting 001113.txt from 2000/06

From: mus_ldj@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Zonda and Legere Reeds
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 02:05:29 -0400

This brings up an interesting topic about Vandoren. For the Eb to play in
tune and get the best tone, control and articulation - shouldn't the player
use maybe a 2.5 to 3 Vandoren? I used a 3.5 because this is what I've always
used but the tuning is way too sharp and overblowing which makes it go flat
always hurts.

Roderick Ellem wrote:

> G'day,
>
> I tried Zonda reeds a few years ago. I found them
> excellent up to a point. I was playing on 3.5's back
> then but discovered they died without giving me any
> warning at all. One second they were fine and then all
> of a sudden the whole tone and sound I was getting
> dissappeared into...well...crap. I would put it down
> to just one reed but it happened to me more than once.
> I wrote to the manufacturer and they suggested I try
> there #4's which I duely did only to find that the
> consistancy wasn't as good. I must have played a good
> 10 boxes of 4's before I gave up and went back to
> Vandoren's.
>
> As an aside, the best box of reeds I ever bought was a
> box of Marca Tradition Select #4's. I bought them on
> my last trip to the States 2 years ago. I wish I could
> get them in Australia (and believe me I have
> tried!They usually send me the "normal" Marca's after
> a wait of about 8 weeks. But unfortunatly they don't
> play anywhere near as good as the Select Reeds).
> Anybody else tried these?
>
> All the best
>
> Rod
>
>
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