Klarinet Archive - Posting 000315.txt from 2004/08

From: kurtheisig@-----.net
Subj: Re: [kl] Steuer reeds
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 06:26:12 -0400

Interesting to see mention of Steuer reeds---I'll have to try the new ones. I used them in college back in the ' 60 's.

About 1971 I bought out the US supplier and still have several hundred form around 1968 still in stock. I think they are mostly tenor sax. Marvelous cane!!!! and now 36 years old. As I understand it, at that time Gebhard Steuer was handmaking reeds in Lindau Bodensee. They are all hand finished and very smooth, individually packaged. Really a classy reed company back then. I haven't seen any of the modern ones---will have to try them.

I used the German clarinet ones in college, and alto sax ones when I was playing on Gospel tv in the early '70's.
They had a really FULL tone and great responsiveness. For several years Steve Berlin with Los Lobos used them on tenor sax.

I think I have some left for Eb clarinet.

I have heard that Herr Steuer would custom make the reeds for players and that Karl Leister was one of his customers????

Any info on the history would be greatly appreciated!

-----Original Message-----
From: Georg K=?ISO-8859-1?B?/A==?=hner <Georg.Kuehner@-----.de>
Sent: Aug 10, 2004 10:54 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Steuer reeds

Hello Joe,

You can contact them directly:

Steuer
Inhaber: Gillhaus
Hartmann-von-Aue-Str. 10
79280 Au, Breisgau
Deutschland
Telefon: 0761 - 405467
Email: Firma_Steuer@-----.de

Regards Georg

Am 10.08.2004 21:12 Uhr schrieb "Joseph Wakeling" unter
<joseph.wakeling@-----.net>:

> Hello,
>
> Does anyone here know if Steuer reeds (French cut) are available in
> strengths higher than 4, and if so, where I could get some by mail order?
>
> Cheers,
>
> -- Joe
>
>
>
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