Klarinet Archive - Posting 000052.txt from 2004/12

From: Adam Michlin <amichlin@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] reeds
Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 12:50:41 -0500

Curtis,

Many people prefer to buy a harder strength reeds and then work them down,
strength wise, to their own personal preference.

I've never known a player to play strength 5 reeds without working
extensively on them, but I'm sure there must be some. Also consider that a
strength 5 reed, as is, would require a very closed mouthpiece.

-Adam

At 11:36 AM 12/3/2004 -0500, Curtis Bennett wrote:
>Can someone here tell me why they make a 5 strength clarinet reed?
>Does anyone actually play such a thing?
>
>I bought a Mitchell Lurie (or was it a Vandoren?) 5 once just as a
>novelty, and it was like trying to blow through tree bark.
>
>Really, what is the point?

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