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Author: Iacuras
Date: 2004-10-06 23:35
Has anyone heard of this brand? It is american cane so i don't know about quality.
Steve
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Post Edited (2004-10-06 23:36)
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2004-10-07 00:07
It's made by Rico
go to http://www.ricoreeds.com
I would advise using the Grand Concert reed instead of Lurie - both are made by the same company but the Lurie reed is very VERY short in length.
Unacceptable
(or the V-12 Vandoren, etc - lots of brands out there)
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Author: BobD
Date: 2004-10-07 23:03
Yes on the "short" thing. Why is it "bad"....I don't know but I know I don't like short reeds. They are like short T-shirts. I have the notion based on experience that that brand play good for one or two sessions and then they go soft. But...maybe that's not all bad either.
Bob Draznik
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Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2004-10-11 12:16
David:
I would still really like to know why a short reed is unacceptable?
MOO,
Matt
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2004-10-11 12:56
Because reeds are too short go to the bottom of the Mouthpiece table.
The Gigliotti Mouthpiece (which I play) doesn't have a flat table - by design.
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2004-10-11 12:58
btw - I used to play Lurie Premium 5 1/2 Reeds in High School.
Gigliotti told me not to play them for that very reason.
I prefer reeds with more wood, heart in em.
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Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2004-10-11 17:28
Dave:
Thanks for the response.
I guess I would ask though why that would make a difference. It seems to me that the reed vibrations occur primarily in the tip section, with the largest amplitude of oscillations occurring there. As the oscillation moves back towards the fixed end of the reed at the ligature the amplitude must diminish to basically zero. Whatever oscillations are present at the beak side of the ligature must be diminished to zero at the cork side of the ligature. I can see how thickness of reed affects tone but I can't imagine how length has any bearing. My guess would be that a longer reed would allow a person to move their ligature closer to the cork end of the mpc allowing a longer reed section forward of the ligature. I'm not really sure why anyone would do that though as then you're asking the unshaped section of the reed to contribute.
Hope this makes sense.
Matt
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2004-10-11 17:31
Nope, Gigliotti would place the ligature at the Ligature line - not way down on the mouthpiece.
Matt - experiment with your reed. Cut it down shorter and shorter and see how/if it changes.
Don't use your concert reed for it 
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Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2004-10-12 11:55
David:
That's a good idea and certainly worth the experiment. I'll try to remember to report back when I do it.
I can say that I have experimented with moving the ligature further down the reed to try to overcome a resistant reed, or further up when the reed seems to soft. That move definitely changes the response of the reed, although it doesn't necessarily make it easier or better.
Thanks,
Matt
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2004-10-12 13:41
There was (or is) a Clarinetist from the Pittsburgh area possibly Pit. Sym. who would cut the end of the reed in a U shape.
I saw a student of his reed in College and remember asking what that was for. He thought it improved the response.
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