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Author: Curious
Date: 2002-02-10 16:45
What is the Mitchell Lurie equivalent of a Vandoren 3?
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Author: Marge
Date: 2002-02-10 20:04
On the International Musical Suppliers website there is a very useful "Reed Strength Comparison Chart" and also a "Clarinet Mouthpiece Charts* 2001 Update." Both of these are in pdf and so printed with no URL info at the top of the pages. Just go to the IMS home page and start looking for the appropriate parts of the website for these. I can't recall exactly where I found them.
http://www.IntlMusicalSuppliers.com
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Author: Kirk
Date: 2002-02-10 20:32
At their website, click on catalog, then woodwinds and the reed comp chart is first on topic lines. But to answer the question, I checked the chart and a ML 3.5 is the equivalent of a Vandy 3.
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Author: Burt
Date: 2002-02-10 20:55
My experience with ML (4) and Vandoren (3 1/2) is consistent with what Kirk wrote - use a number 1/2 higher in ML.
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Author: Michael
Date: 2002-02-11 01:53
Just a note: the address for the comparison chart is:
http://www.intlmusicalsuppliers.com/pdf/WWCOMPAR.PDF
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Author: Jim E.
Date: 2002-02-11 03:39
The chart is also in their printed catalog which you can request.
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Author: FredR
Date: 2002-02-11 07:02
You might want to try a couple sizes if you can. I use a 5 in ML but can only deal with a 3.5 in the Vandorens.
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Author: John Scorgie
Date: 2002-02-11 22:08
To add to FredR's message, regardless of what the charts say, I find that you should go AT LEAST a half strength higher with Luries. I regularly use and recommend both Vandoren and Lurie clarinet reeds, and in my experience, a typical Lurie is about the same resistance as a typical traditional Vandoren one full number lower, e.g. a #5 Lurie is like a #4 Vandoren; a #4 Lurie is like a #3 Vandoren.
Note that differences in cut mean that various brands of reeds will respond differently, and the same reed will respond differently to various mpce lays and amount of "bite" among players, all of which makes it risky to set down hard and fast rules for comparing different brands of reeds. Another nice thing about the Lurie French file cut is that you can buy them in boxes of 5 so you don't lose too much $$$ if the strength is wrong for you.
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