Klarinet Archive - Posting 000039.txt from 2004/07

From: Georg.Kuehner@-----.de (Georg K=?ISO-8859-1?B?/A==?=hner)
Subj: Re: [kl] Morre Reeds
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 02:26:26 -0400

Am 02.07.2004 4:33 Uhr schrieb "David McClune" unter <dmcclune@-----.edu>:

> A change of topic...
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> A clarinet/saxophone reed making company has relocated in Jackson TN
> after being in NYC for about 55 years. The eldest daughter has taken
> over the company (French-American Reeds)and is seeking to expand. They
> have mostly been an OEM manufacturer for beginning and intermediate
> level reeds for others. Their original "My Masterpiece" reeds were
> famous in the 1940-50's and their current jazz saxophone reeds are
> fantastic. =20
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> The owner would like me to help her develop a professional style reed.
> Her cane is wonderful and the machines use diamond cutters and are
> quite accurate.
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> Now...I still have about 8 boxes of Morre reeds and enjoy them once in a
> while. Do enough of you miss the Morre's to have a copy made available?
> It costs $1200-1500 for a steel blank to be made, so if there was
> interest I could investigate this with her. Also is there any consensus
> of whether to copy the German or French styled Morre?
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> Dave
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Hello Dave,

How does this German style reed look like???

Gru=DF Georg K=FChner

Georg K=FChner
Klarinetten, Saxophone
Salonorchester an der P=E4dagogischen Hochschule HD
alias "Heidelberger Saloniker"

Telefon 0621 527962
Mobiltelefon 0179 7762757

Georg.Kuehner@-----.de
georg@-----.de

www.heidelberger-saloniker.de

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67059 Ludwigshafen
Deutschland

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