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Have "Traditional" Vandoren reeds changed?

Author: ABerry
Date: 2006-03-27 01:51

Greetings,
Have “Traditional” Vandoren reeds changed over the years? Way back in 1984, I took a leave of absence from playing. At that time I was principal with a small orchestra in Washington, playing Vandoren #5 reeds (in the purple plastic box), Vandoren B45 mouthpiece, Bonade inverted ligature, and Buffet R13. In 1993 I decided to start playing again, so I went out and purchased a few boxes of new Vandoren 5 “Traditional” reeds (now in the blue/purple cardboard box) and using the same set up, the new reeds felt like a 2 x 4… Needless to say that was a quite discouraging and it would be another 12 years before I began to play again. Even today, those same reeds from 1993 seem quite stiff when compared to the same strength V12s, Rue le Pic, and new old “Traditional”. It appears to me at least, the new traditional are indeed different than the old.

As a side note, how do y’all feel about Mozart reeds?

Thanks,
Allan

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