Klarinet Archive - Posting 000081.txt from 2004/07

From: klarinet <klarinet@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Morre Reeds
Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:45:37 -0400

David,

The Morre German 12.5 or 12.6 tip was an ideal match for the Kaspar
mouthpiece.

Anything wider had to be profiled down to fit. (thus the problem with the
current V12 reeds playing correctly on a Kaspar mouthpiece)

Glenn Kantor

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

----- Original Message -----
From: "David McClune" <dmcclune@-----.edu>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Morre Reeds

> 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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