Klarinet Archive - Posting 000051.txt from 2001/11

From: "Karl Krelove" <kkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] French cut reeds?
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 16:41:28 -0500

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Moody [mailto:LetsReason@-----.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 1:16 PM

> ...I thought that the difference in the
> French-cut and the German-cut was that the French-cut was a generally
> larger, overall thinner reed for the French style mouthpieces that have a
> wider lay. The German-cut reeds were generally thicker and
> shorter for the
> German style mouthpieces with the narrower lay.
>
> Maybe someone can tell me where I was confused, because I do think it is
> something we should be familiar with if we are passing on
> information to our
> students who go to the stores insisting on one thing or another.
>
> [Since everyone here is familiar with my sarcastic humor, I want
> you to know
> I'm NOT being sarcastic here. I really want to know where I was
> confused if
> you can help.]
>
> Anyone?
>

While you may be right about the general characteristics of French and
German style reeds, the term "French cut" has always, whenever I've seen it,
been used to describe what Bill wrote about - cutting the bark away across a
straight line at the back of the reed vamp. It has a very easily perceptible
effect on the reed's response.

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