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Re: 5 strength reeds

Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2009-10-10 05:56

David, you most definitely were not stupid for using Mitchell Lurie 5 1/2 reeds!

I've written about this before, so I'll keep my comments brief. Back in the 70s, I don't remember having as many reed choices as we have today. Yes it's true--many professional performers used to use Luries. I remember having a discussion with my teacher in college about it, and he was fine with me using them. In fact, he told me names of some professionals who used them. Loren Kitt may have been one of these performers, but I honestly don't remember for sure (unfortunately I didn't write any of these names down and I don't recall them today).

My usual routine was to use Vandorens (I only remember one type back then) in the warmer months and to switch to Luries in the winter. I found that the Vandorens didn't work as well in the very dry music building, but Luries were more forgiving. I don't remember for sure, but I think I used a 5 or 5 1/2. I use a different mouthpiece today and I would never think of using a reed that hard anymore, but those Luries worked very well for me then.

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