Klarinet Archive - Posting 000105.txt from 2008/05

From: "Marcia Bundi" <msbundi357@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Reeds
Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 22:37:56 -0400

Can we have a discussion about reeds?

The recent thread on Vandoren's cost and taste has prompted me to say that
the last box of V12s I've been working through has had absolutely terrible
quality. The debarking cuts are cockeyed, and the cane's fibers are extra
coarse and stick out of the face of the reed. (The fact that I don't know a
lot about adjusting reeds is yet another source of frustration but not what
I'm aiming at on this thread.)

So, what do you use and why do you like them? Not, "because they make me
sound better!" What is it about the quality of the cane and its handling
that you like?

To start with, players whose opinions I respect have recommended Glotin for
the high quality of their cane, and Legeres for their consistency and
stability.

Marcia in MT

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