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Reed Troubles

Author: Beausoleiljacob
Date: 2015-04-16 07:38

Hi Everyone,
I am new to this form and this will be my very first post!

Anyways, I have been playing the clarinet for easily 6 years now and am still not sure on what style or strength to buy. Some info: I have a Buffet R13. I usually play on a Rue Lepic 3/3.5 and the same goes for the V12's. I play on a Vandoren M30 Lyre Mouthpiece.

Ok. So my problem is I am not achieving the sound I want with these reeds. Some out of the box play gorgeously but I have to spend profuse amounts of money to actually find 5 good reeds. With the others however, I try to profile them using my Vandoren Reed Resurfacer but it never seems to do the trick.

The sound I am looking for is of a lot of clarinetists. A round, dark and bold sound. I like to be able to play loud and really soft. Yet not all of the vandoren reeds seem to do it. I love the sound of the ones that do play nice however.

Would switching down to a lower reed strength (2.5 :/) work? What do you guys suggest?

How many clarinetists does it take to change a lightbulb?
Only one, but he'll go through a whole box of bulbs before he finds just the right one.

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