Klarinet Archive - Posting 000060.txt from 2009/05

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] new reed
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 12:34:37 -0400

There were 109 posts the last time I looked. Way beyond my powers of
summation.

From what I have read it appears that these reeds are too hard for me.

Gary
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William Foss wrote:
> And the results of this discussion was ?
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> Bill Foss
> U.S. Army Retired
> USC Aiken, Woodwind Professor
> Director of Bands, Aiken Prep
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> On May 24, 2009, at 12:14 PM, Gary Van Cott wrote:
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>> 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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