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 Re: Rico Reeds or Vandoren Reeds?
Author: gsurosey 
Date:   2012-09-01 03:16

> They had told me that 2 1/2 is for beginners and for someone of my level
> to play on 2 1/2 would be embarrassing (Been playing Clarinet for over 3
> years and I'm one of the top in my section) which is why I don't bother
> with anything that's not 3 and I didn't know if I should spend money on a
> 3 1/2 just in case I wouldn't like it.

Beginner vs. veteran has nothing to do with reed strength (boy I wish I knew that in high school; my band director was a trombone player, so I bet he didn't know, either). My reeds are Vandoren V12 #4, but that's not because I've been playing for 20+ years, it's because they suit my mouthpieces (close tip, long facing). A lot of the time, beginners play on mouthpieces that are more open, so a lighter reed makes sense.

I remember playing in orchestra in college trying to figure out why the conductor kept telling me to play louder. Since I was blowing until I was red in the face, I didn't know what the problem was. Turned out to be trying to play Rue Le Pic #4 on open mouthpieces.

According to charts I've seen, there is a 0.5 to 1 difference in strengths between Rico (orange box) and Vandoren (blue box). A Vandoren 3 is about equivalent to a Rico 4, so no wonder the major difference in how they felt.

Orichic, what mouthpiece are you using? That's the starting block to help figure out what reeds will work well for you.

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Rachel

Clarinet Stash:
Bb/A: Buffet R13
Eb: Bundy
Bass: Royal Global Max
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