Klarinet Archive - Posting 000204.txt from 2004/06

From: Georg.Kuehner@-----.de (Georg K=?ISO-8859-1?B?/A==?=hner)
Subj: Re: [kl] Reeds
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 01:25:03 -0400

The only bad thing about the reed wizard is ... It is not available for
German System clarinets

Best Georg

Am 14.06.2004 19:35 Uhr schrieb "Nancy Buckman" unter <eefer@-----.net>:

> Do yourselves a favor and get a Reed Wizard from Ben Armato. I have never
> been one to fuss with reeds. If the reeds wouldn't play after a swipe or
> two with reed rush, then out they went.
>
> Last week at the OK Clarinet Symposium, I tried Ben's Reed Wizard on a
> whole new box of reeds right out of the box that were in need of slight
> adjustment. A pass through his machine made every one perfectly playable
> to me. The fellow from Rico was watching over my shoulder while I fixed
> reed after reed. I turned around and asked him why, if this little two
> piece tool could fix any reed I put on it, that reed makers couldn't make a
> box of reeds that had no duds. He mumbled out some bull about lack of
> technology. If Ben can make a two piece tool that can be held in the hand,
> then I am sorry, but the big reed makers should be able to find a way to do
> the same on an automated machine. The money spent on the tool will pay for
> itself many times over in the cost of wasted reeds.
>
> Nancy ( And Ben is so nice, too! It is my understanding that the profits
> from the Reed Wizard go to scholarships for clarinetists.)
>
> Nancy Buckman
> Principal Clarinet / Orchestra AACC
> eefer@-----.net
>
>
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