Klarinet Archive - Posting 000061.txt from 2009/05

From: William Foss <billfoss47@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] new reed
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 13:14:44 -0400

I normally play a VanDoren 3-3.5 and I got a Forestone 3 and it works
wonderfully.

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

On May 24, 2009, at 12:34 PM, Gary Van Cott wrote:

> There were 109 posts the last time I looked. Way beyond my powers of
> summation.
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> 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 ?
>>
>> 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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>>> | Gary Van Cott - Van Cott Information Services, Inc.
>>> | Woodwind and Brass: Books, Music, CDs and More
>>> | http://www.vcisinc.com/ --> VISA MasterCard Discover AmExp <--
>>> | P.O. Box 9569, Las Vegas, NV 89191, USA
>>> | Phone: 702-438-2102 Fax: 801-650-1719 Email: Gary@-----.com
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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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