Klarinet Archive - Posting 000204.txt from 2002/03

From: "Bishop L.D. Jackson III" <lubydjackson@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reed question
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 21:20:46 -0500

What is the forte of the V12s anyway?

Just what goes into reed customization? I have't got there yet so I
don't know it but how much trimming can one do to get the "perfect" sound?

Has anyone tried the Australian reeds? I'm really interested in those
lately. Does anyone know how I can get my hands on some free reed
samples from major companies?

I'm thinking of getting the WhiteMaster reeds for my eefer.

I welcome ALL comments.

lucienne@-----.ca wrote:

> Where do I go about getting a reed trimmer?
> and one of those ultra cool reed razor/knife ?
> thanks
> Lucienne
>
> At 05:20 PM 3/12/02 -0600, you wrote:
>
>> I used Mitchell Lurie's for my entire clarinet life, and I finally
>> switched to Vandoren's this year, my first year in college. I was on a
>> ML 4.5 and I went to Vandoren 3's and then 3.5's... I just used my reed
>> trimmer on those that were too soft and really worked the harder ones...
>> it took some getting used to, but after a while I found that I like that
>> better than just popping one out of the box. Working the reeds more
>> gives them more of a custom feel and once you get used to it it doesn't
>> take long to know how you want them... I'd go with Vandoren's.... good
>> luck!
>>
>> Rachel
>>
>> On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 18:11:39 EST WaveMaster516@-----.com writes:
>> > Hello. I need another kind of reed. Right now I play on Mitchell
>> > Luries
>> > (4.5). I tried Vandoren, but they were too unreliable and you had to
>> > put too
>> > much effort into it to get a better sound. Mitchell Luries were nice
>> > becuase
>> > even on a 4.5, you don't have to try to hard for a good tone, so you
>> > can
>> > focus on other things like the notes on the page. and then there is
>> > Rico. I
>> > only played on them for the first year of my clarinet life. And most
>> >
>> > importantly (for me) I need a reed that will offer enough control on
>> > the high
>> >
>> > notes, like high D (3rd octave). The Mitchell Luries don't really
>> > offer that.
>> >
>> > What other good reed companies are out there? Maybe if I tried a ML
>> > 5 I would
>> >
>> > be happy...
>> > Derek
>> >
>> >
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>> Always,
>> Rachel
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