Klarinet Archive - Posting 000078.txt from 2009/05

From: Tim Roberts <timr@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Forestone
Date: Thu, 28 May 2009 12:56:55 -0400

On Wed, 27 May 2009 19:23:53 -0400, josh stein <jstein53@-----.net>
wrote:
> What makes the forestone more expensive than the Legere reed. I use it for
> my Bb clarinet and I look it. They are only $15 per reed.
>

Probably a number of factors. One, they are just getting started, so
they have not yet amortized their development expense. Two, it is a
different process. Legere uses plastic alone. Forestone uses plastic
mixed with ground up cellulose fiber. I can imagine it is a trickier
manufacturing problem to get that kind of mixture through an injection
molding machine. Three, they are trying to judge what the market will
bear. If people pay the $28 price, then they'll stay at $28. If people
don't pay it, then the price will come down. Legere started at $12, and
they're now up to $15 or $18, suggesting that the market is willing to
pay for them.

On Wed, 27 May 2009 14:14:05 -0700, Jim Lytthans
<lytthans@-----.net> wrote:
> I, too, use Legéres on sax and bass
> clarinet, with good results. I wonder if Forestone will bring out reeds for
> these instruments.
>

Their web page specifically says yes, they are working on those
instruments as well.

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Tim Roberts, timr@-----.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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