Klarinet Archive - Posting 000468.txt from 2003/02

From: Karl Krelove <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Legere Quebec Style Reeds
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 18:49:09 -0500

> -----Original Message-----
> From: B. Rite [mailto:b1rite@-----.net]
> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 6:32 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: RE: [kl] Legere Quebec Style Reeds
>
>
> The 'asymmetry' of reed vs. mouthpiece is that mouthpieces are (1) more
> expensive and (2) more permanent than reeds. Therefore we are more
> likely to swap out the reed. But does this contradict the basic
> principle that the combination of equipment and player are a complete
> acoustical system in which every part interacts with all the others, and
> one 'bad' part can damage the final result?
>
> In fact, the player is often the first part to be swapped out.....
>
> (It happens that I can't stay happy without a particular bell, which is
> the farthest item from my mouth, and which most players seldom consider
> swapping.)
>
> In fact, can we extend your comment to ask: "How many of us have even
> considered choosing a _player_ to accommodate a reed model instead of
> the other way 'round?" (i.e.: a reed manufacturer searches for a
> big-name player who makes their reed sound good --- not an airtight
> analogy because $$$ can overrule artistic judgement)
>

Sorry, Bill, I'm completely missing your point.

Karl Krelove

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