Klarinet Archive - Posting 000014.txt from 2009/06

From: William Foss <billfoss47@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Forestone (Firestone?)
Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:21:26 -0400

I am not Jim, but I have played on Legeres, and the Forestone is FAR
SUPERIOR on clarinet. I still use Legeres on Tenor sax.

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

On Jun 7, 2009, at 7:05 PM, David Thomas wrote:

> Jim, have you played on Legeres? If so, how do they compare with the
> Forestone?
>
> David Thomas
> Principal Clarinet
> Columbus Symphony
> Ohio
>
> On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Jim Lytthans
> <lytthans@-----.net> wrote:
>>
>> I played my first concert on a Forestone (I keep wanting to type
>> Firestone) reed last night. Several people commented on my nice
>> sound, and I hadn't told anyone about the new reed. Actually I
>> didn't even think about the reed during the concert, so it's doing
>> the job. At the price it should. I have four of them, and find the
>> CL+3 best for my Hawkins mouthpiece.
>>
>> Now if they'd bring out a white-walled model......
>>
>>
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>> Jim Lytthans, DMA.
>> Anaheim, CA
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