Klarinet Archive - Posting 000138.txt from 2001/05

From: Will Cicola <clarinetguy@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Circular Breathing
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 22:53:58 -0400

I actually used to play on Vandoren V12 5+ (before I switched to Black
Masters); the difference between 5 and 5+ is much less than you might think.
Certainly not nearly as big as 4.5-5, or even 4-4.5. It's probably somewhere
between 1/4 to 1/3 strength. The other strange thing I noticed is that the
5s and 5+s seem to be much more consistent than other strengths. I have no
clue why...

>Well, if you want something that is _*REALLY REALLY*_ stiff, you
>can buy a few tools and some cane tube, and then the sky is the limit!
> My catalog says that Lurie stops at 5, and Vandoren V12 is the only
>reed that goes to "5+". Notice that Vandoren doesn't call this reed
>"5-1/2". Presumably a number above 5 is off the scale and doesn't have
>a precise meaning, except "really stiff."
--
Ich brauche kein Leben. Ich habe aber Orchester!
I don't need a life. I have orchestra!
Will Cicola

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