Klarinet Archive - Posting 000122.txt from 2006/06

From: Patricia Bandy-Smith <patricia.ssmith@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] There were once a few good reeds
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:59:37 -0400

David Blumberg wrote:
> Ed, just as some players are better at adjusting reeds than others,
> some are more proficient at making reeds than others who try it and
> quit. From the players I have played with who made their own reeds, I
> constantly hear from them that their reeds last months as opposed to
> weeks as with the commercially bought reeds.
>
> I'm just glad that the current reeds out there are high enough quality
> to play and sound good on without feeling like I have to make mine to
> get the job done.
> And with the tools out there (Reed Wizard and ATG) fixing a great
> comercially bought reed in no time is common.
>
I also have to chime in on this.

I did meet ONE bassoonist who used commercial reeds, and sounded quite
good. He didn't have any problems with them. Maybe he simply was
lucky. OR he wasn't telling the truth, and secretly worked on them at home?

Patricia Spillane-Smith

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