Klarinet Archive - Posting 000727.txt from 2002/03

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Breaking In New Reeds
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 06:47:42 -0500

At 01:37 AM 3/25/2002 -0600, Bishop L.D. Jackson III wrote:
>...While I'm on this, I saw a reed once in HS that was literally black.
>What are the name of those kinds of reeds?

Probably Plasticover reeds, made by Rico. They start with a regular cane
reed, then coat it with the black plastic stuff. They are not real
popular, but I understand some jazz players like them. They share most of
the major advantages of synthetic reeds, and the tonal disadvantages as
well. A fellow bass clarinetist in college with me used them because she
had allergic reactions to normal cane reeds.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
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