Klarinet Archive - Posting 000031.txt from 2011/07

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Would love feedback...please :) (re-beginner player)
Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2011 14:39:08 -0400

The problem is that, while the cane itself may improve with age (I don't
have a strong opinion about that), the manufacturing techniques have also
improved considerably over the decades. I have a few of those old reeds from
the '60s around, and when I look at them I see far less uniformity and
evenness in the grain and the way the profile seems to be cut. I don't know
exactly how the technology has changed, but I'd say from visual observation
that it has come a long way since 1960.

Now, if you have a stash of cane blanks that old and make your own reeds...

Karl

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Roberts [mailto:timr@-----.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2011 1:50 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.com
> Subject: Re: [kl] Would love feedback...please :) (re-beginner player)
>
> MaryMuse <maryasaurus@-----.com> wrote:
< > (I also have a Rico Royal 4 and a Vandoren 4 or 5
> > that I've had since high school so they're 20 years old, and I figure
> > they're probably too old to play.)
>
> Many people believe that reeds continue to improve as they age. Some
> folks have a cache of reeds they bought in the 1960s that they still
> pull out for special occasions. (Ah, appreciate the bouquet!)
>

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