Klarinet Archive - Posting 000059.txt from 2009/05

From: William Foss <billfoss47@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] new reed
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 12:32:50 -0400

And the results of this discussion was ?

Bill Foss
U.S. Army Retired
USC Aiken, Woodwind Professor
Director of Bands, Aiken Prep

On May 24, 2009, at 12:14 PM, Gary Van Cott wrote:

> There has been a long discussion of these reeds on the clarinet
> bulletin
> board.
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> Gary
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> William Foss wrote:
>> Hey all,
>>
>> After reading about the FORESTONE reed in the March 2009 "The
>> Clarinet" (pages 36-38) I bit the bullet and sent to Japan for
>> one. The
>> total cost was about $40.00 (including shipping). I have now been
>> playing it for about a month and can report that it actually does
>> what
>> the makes say it will !
>>
>> It is the best reed (real or synthetic) that I have ever
>> played.
>> It is made of bamboo and whatever they do to it - it works.
>>
>> You can order from their web site
>> (http://www.forestone-japan.com/). The site is a little clunky but
>> the
>> folks at Forestone are VERY helpful with assistance to be sure that
>> you
>> get your order right.
>>
>> Personally, this looks and feels like the reed breakthrough we
>> have been waiting for.
>>
>> Bill Foss
>> U.S. Army Retired
>> USC Aiken, Woodwind Professor
>> Director of Bands, Aiken Prep
>>
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