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Author: Mohammeddisto
Date: 2003-11-11 22:52
what do you prefer?
I was wondering...
Which brands have dense or less dense cane?
Why is some cane more dense than other cane?
Is there a diff. btw South American and French cane?
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Author: deepriver27
Date: 2003-11-12 14:33
Zondas marketing folks say that Argentinian cane is denser because the wind in that region strengthens the cane. I agree it's generally denser - especially after spending the amount of time it takes to break in Gonzalez and Mozart reeds.
I do over a million dollars a year in purchasing for a nursing home, so I deal with enough sales people to take the wind remark as just that - wind. Bottom line is basically the same though - I think it is actually denser.
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Author: BobD
Date: 2003-11-12 14:58
One would assume that "up to a point" it would be good but then assumptions can be dangerous
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Author: Luke
Date: 2003-11-14 20:43
Denser = absorbs less moisture during a soaking, is usually harder than other reeds of the same strength (and probably has a harder cut).
Less dense = absorbs more moisture and is "softer" than other reeds of the same strength. Can be any cut.
Those are a couple basic differences. Which one's better is up to you. Personally I go for the medium-dense way with Alexanders.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2003-11-14 21:20
Occasionally I've popped open a box of old ('purple box') Vandoren bass clarinet reeds, and a few of them were made of very dense cane and cut quite thin to compensate. Generally they seemed to respond pretty well but tended to have a harshness to their sound --- so maybe there is such a thing as cane that's "too dense".
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