Klarinet Archive - Posting 000079.txt from 2004/07

From: "David McClune" <dmcclune@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Morre Reeds
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:28:26 -0400

Glenn

This is the feedback I am looking for!

Marks Music, in Hermitage PA (used to be in Farrell, PA) , was always
the only USA distributer for the Morre reed. They still have huge bags
of the reeds in the "back room." Part of the problem is they are some
20 years old and not kept in a stable humid (50%) environment. My
reeds, some of which were bought 20 years ago, are somewhat dead as you
observe.

Is there a conscience of how players normally modified the Morre to
make them work? This would affect the shape of the steel reed model.

Thanks

Dave

Dr. David McClune
Professor of Woodwinds
Director of Bands
Union University-1862
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN 38305

Office-731-661-5294
dmcclune@-----.edu
www.mcclunemouthpiece.com

>>> klarinet@-----.net 07/02/04 04:16PM >>>
The problem with any new copy of a Morre reed is not the actual reed
dimensions (although, as we know they provide an excellent model) but
rather
the cane itself.

The cane used in the Morre reeds from the 60's to early 70's was
superb.
Sure, there were some duds in the batches that were sent over, but for
the
most part when you got a shipment that was "live" it was unbeatable.

The later runs of Morre reeds, towards the end of the manufacturing
cycle
were less successful, with many (most?) boxes being "dead" - with
poor
vibrational quality.

The current remaining boxes which are still for sale from one US music
distributor are not the aforementioned "live" reeds, but rather (it
seems)
the less successful run produced at the end of the manufacturing
cycle.

As far as I know, the source of cane used in the Morre reeds was never
revealed.

Glenn B Kantor

Principal clarinet - The Sound Symphony
http://www.soundsymphony.org

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