Klarinet Archive - Posting 000693.txt from 2004/11

From: "Keith" <100012.1302@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Sandpaper vs. Reed knife
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 05:46:16 -0500

Joe,

It has been my experience that they are highly consistent, but clearly yours
is not quite the same. Ah well. I agree with Walter of course that nothing
can be manufactured exactly the same each time (I have similar experience to
him, as director of technology for a manufacturing company! I wish!) let
alone from a natural material. So I should temper my statement: the degree
of variability in Legere reeds is very, very much smaller than in cane
reeds.

Joe, have you ever had a Legere reed that you had to reject completely? Has
anyone?

Keith

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Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 18:00:57 +0000
To: klarinet@-----.org
From: Joe Fasel <jhf@-----.gov>
Subject: Re: [kl] Sandpaper vs. Reed knife
Message-Id: <1101319257l.24829l.0l@-----.gov>

>Walter,

>To clarify, I think the Legere reeds are great, and I don't expect
perfection. What I meant was that Keith's description might lead one to
believe that one of these reeds plays just like any other, and that's not
quite so. It is true that every one is balanced coming out of the box.

Cheers,
--Joe

On 2004.11.24 10:52, GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:
> I know Mr. Legere as a very able and dedicated scientist and
> engineer. =20 Let's=20 just not expect perfection........ =20

Joseph H. Fasel, Ph.D. email: jhf@-----.gov
Systems Planning and Analysis phone: +1 505 667 7158
University of California fax: +1 505 667 2960
Los Alamos National Laboratory post: D-2 MS F609; Los Alamos, NM 8=
7545
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