Klarinet Archive - Posting 000218.txt from 2002/12

From: "WILLIAM SEMPLE" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Reeds
Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 14:19:00 -0500

The V12s Van Dorens have been consistently excellent for me with a 5RVLyre
mouthpiece. Outstanding, actually. Unbelievable. I remember in the 70's when
I hardly could find one good reed out of a box. Now about 75% play well
enough to practice with, and 1 out of 3 are real keepers.
Even those that were stuffy could be enhanced with some light sanding, but I
have found fixing reeds to shorten their lives.

>From: "Steve White" <bass.clarinet@-----.net>
>Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
>To: <klarinet@-----.org>
>Subject: RE: [kl] Reeds
>Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 10:52:59 -0800
>
>I have had good results with the zonda reeds as well as rico grand concert
>selects.
>
>But I still play vandorens more than anything - old habits.
>
>Steve W.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Deidre Calarco [mailto:dleigh@-----.org]
>Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 10:47 AM
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] Reeds
>
>
>Hi, all-
>
>I'm the person who has just started playing again after a 12 year break.
>I'd purchased a couple of boxes of reeds: Vandoren V12s and Glotins, the
>same brands I'd played on previously.
>
>Surfing over to Weiner Music (http://www.weinermusic.com) to purchase some
>more, I ran across this overwhelming selection of clarinet reed
>manufacturers, many of which I'd never heard of:
>
>Alexander Superial *
>Australia
>Brancher *
>Bari *
>Bay
>BG
>Daniels *
>Emerald
>Fibracell
>Glotin
>Gonzalez
>Hemke
>John Denman
>La Voz
>Legere
>Marca
>Mitchell Lurie
>My Masterpiece***
>Olivieri
>Opera
>Populaire
>Peter Ponzol
>Prestini
>Regal Queen
>Rico
>Reed Blanks
>Rousseau
>Vandoren
>Roy Maier
>Sax Tech
>Zonda
>
>I thought it might be fun to try a new brand or two, but I have no idea
>where to start. Does anyone have a favorite that they'd recommend?
>
>-Deidre
>
>
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