Klarinet Archive - Posting 000239.txt from 2005/07

From: "danyel" <rab@-----.de>
Subj: Re: [kl] Plastic Lester
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 10:21:56 -0400

I have been told and read several times that Prez played on plastic reeds
exclusively since something like 43. Judged by the sound he made on record,
I am inclined to believe it. Plastic reeds became popular during the war, as
synthetic materials were a novelty and French cane inaccessible.
Best wishes,
danyel

www.echoton.de/clar.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "kevin fay" <kevinfay@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 5:58 AM
Subject: RE: [kl] Plastic Lester

> harold troughton asked:
>
> <<<I have recently bought a Legere tenor sax reed, tempted by the "Blow
dry"
>
> facility offered. ( frequently double with clt & alto sax).The Legere
> performs far better than my expectations. I read somewhere that Lester
Young
> said he had played on synthetic reeds for years. Iwonder if anyone out
there
> has any knowledge of this.. Harold Troughton>>>
>
> I have no knowledge of Lester Young playing on plastic reeds.
>
> I *do* have knowledge that it can be successfully done, at least on tenor.
> Ernie Watts has played nothing but plastic reeds for years, and IMHO
sounds
> great.
>
> I know a number of clarinet players who use Fibrecell or Legere
exclusively,
> and sound just fine.
>
> Alas, I wish I were one of them. I find myself limited to cane, at great
> cost and expense (time, if not money).
>
> kjf
>
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