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Re: Gonzales GD reeds

Author: BflatNH
Date: 2014-01-10 23:55

Definitely worth a try.
The samples seem to run about 1/4 stiffer than other reeds similarly marked (my other reeds are Gonzalez FOF, Xilema, Rue 56 and V12) but this opinion may change as I play on them. I'm trying to extend my useful (e.g. reliable, good tone) playing range to C7 and found that after playing a while, the other reeds' top ends begins to be unreliable, whereas the GD consistently let me go to C7 on jumps and arpeggios even after playing 1 - 2 hours. I get the sense that with the GD, my setup is 'reed dominant' where with the other reeds, the reed characteristics are a smaller part of the total set up (but I haven't varied any other part of the set-up to verify this).

I did try a reed comparison on different A clarinets, an R13 and a newer Leblanc Symphony 3. The GDs seemed to give me a more uniform (and better) tone over the entire range of both, but it seemed to 'tame' Leblanc more noticably whose variablity in tone over its range was [with other reeds] more noticable. The GD reed may have you re-evaluate which instrument you play.

I think the GD demands more but delivers more.

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