Klarinet Archive - Posting 000067.txt from 2009/06

From: Roger Hewitt <rogerclarinet@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Alternative for Eb Reeds
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:46:51 -0400


I live in the UK and find myself a bit surprised by all this discussion.=0A=
=0AI have no problem getting Eb reeds. Many online or telephone-order stor=
es will send boxes (minimum 1 complete box admittedly) to arrive the next d=
ay. (Same applies for Bass Clarinet and Soprano Sax.) Many local shops wi=
ll not have them, but major stores will. They are comparable in price (ind=
eed often cheaper) and performance with the Bb and Bass equivalents and I w=
ould never envisage any need not to use a standard Eb reed. I prefer the s=
ame style Vandoren as I use for Bb and get the same consistency.=0A=0APleas=
e do not think I am criticising or patronising. It just isn't a question t=
hat would have occurred to me. I never imagined reed buying could be so da=
ngerous!=0A=0ARoger Hewitt=0A=0A=0A--- On Thu, 25/6/09, Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@=
mac.com> wrote:=0A=0A> From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.com>=0A> Subject: Re: [=
kl] Alternate for Eb Reeds=0A> To: klarinet@-----.org=0A> Date: Thursday=
, 25 June, 2009, 9:12 PM=0A> Another option to take the ends off=0A> is a =
good pair of pruning shears (small hand held type that=0A> you would use to=
do small branches). It makes very quick=0A> work of it.=0A> =0A> Ed=0A> =
=0A> =0A> On Thursday, June 25, 2009, at 03:43PM, <kurtheisig@-----.net=
>=0A> wrote:=0A> >Marcia,=0A> >=0A> >I make custom Eb clarinet mouthpieces =
that are designed=0A> to work with Vandoren regular cut Bb reeds. =0A> >=0A=
> >The best way to shorten the reeds to fit the Eb=0A> mouthpiece is with a=
fine hacksaw, like an xacto model=0A> making saw. Another method is to sco=
re them with a knife,=0A> place the knife on the reed and give it a sharp w=
hack with a=0A> leather mallet. I know one Eb player that in a pinch has=0A=
> broken them off in=A0 school door!=0A> >=0A> >In addition to custom Eb mo=
uthpieces made to accept Eb=0A> clarinet reeds, I have hundreds of aged Eb =
clarinet reeds.=0A> These are from the 60's, and would be brands like Solo=
=0A> Esser, Bruno, and Vibrator.=0A> >=0A> >Kurt Heisig=0A> >(831) 425-5658=
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