Klarinet Archive - Posting 000700.txt from 2004/03

From: "Fred Wilson" <fred.wilson@------.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] reed thickness
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 12:01:13 -0500

I suppose you are talking about reed stiffness (or hardness) instead of
thickness. I've used #4 reeds (Vandoren) and find them (with the combination
of an M13 mouthpiece and the right ligature) to be the best for the clarion
and altissimo registers.

Wish u well and maybe you will move to 1st chair before the end of school

Fred Wilson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dallas SCUBA" <forest_aten@------.com>
To: <klarinet@------.org>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [kl] reed thickness

>
>
> > Hello list, I know I haven't really sent anything in a while. I made
honor
> > band this year, my 9th grade year, and got 1st chair, 2nd clarinet.
Pretty
> > good. Anyway, I was wondering, do any of you play a 4 1/2 thickness of
> reed?
> > I've been playing Mitchel Lurie reeds, and have moved up to a 4 1/2.
> > However, it feels like I need to go up to a 5, but I don't know if they
> even
> > make 5's...so I figured I'd ask. I'm kind of in a dilemma...when I need
to
> > go up a level, I tend to squeak a lot more, and the Honor Band/Massed
Band
> > performance is next week...so if someone could let me know I'd be
> > grateful...thanks!
> > Kimber the Wrestler
> >
>
>
> Kimber,
>
> You might be able to play the #5 Mitchell Lurie reeds just fine. It's
going
> to depend on your mouthpiece and embouchure strength. BUT...the squeaks
are
> not coming because you have a 3 or a 4 or a 4 1/2 reed. Or, as you
> indicated, is some kind of alarm system that tells you to move to a
stronger
> reed. Something is not right. Perhaps your embouchure. It might be your
> mouthpiece. Or your clarinet might need some repair. And of course...it
> could be a bad reed or even an entire box of reeds. If the problems go
away
> after you make changes in reeds, I would suggest that it might be the
state
> or condition of your current group of reeds. While Mitchell Lurie reeds
tend
> to run a strength softer than most others (by indicated strength), 4 1/2's
> are getting pretty stiff.
>
> Forest Aten
>
>
>
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