Klarinet Archive - Posting 000767.txt from 2003/10

From: Tom.Henson@-----.com
Subj: RE: [kl] Windows (NOT MS)
Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:24:56 -0500

Karl,

Are you referring to the Olivieri "Elite" reeds that come five per box.

I box one box from Weiner's and loved them. They had a ring in the sound
that reminded me of reeds from many years ago. I bought another four boxes.

I have no problem using them on a Greg Smith Kaspar mouthpiece. The butt of
the reed is narrowed down, but I have not noticed any problems with them.

Tom Henson

<< I recently bought a box of Olivieri "Handcrafted" reeds (just routine
experimentation). When I tried them on my Gigliotti mouthpiece, I was
surprised to see how narrow the reeds were at the tip compared to the width
of the window at the tip of the mouthpiece. The reeds seem barely to cover
the opening, and when I play on them I hear a distinct hiss that may be air
getting around the reed into the mouthpiece chamber. I've never noticed this
problem with any other reed I've tried (including older Olivieris). It was
the same when I tried the reeds on a couple of Vandoren M series mouthpieces
that I have lying around.

I'm interested to know, if anyone on the list uses these reeds, what
mouthpieces you're using them on and, if you have a way to measure the
window opening at the tip with any accuracy, what that measurement is.

Just curious.

Karl Krelove >>

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