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Re: Clarinet Reeds

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-11-22 17:19

Just have to add my opinion to this.

If the German reeds to which you refer are indeed cut (shaped) to actual German specifications (such as Vandoren White Masters), the vamp is too short (and the points along the vamp hit the wrong spots) and too flat (not as curved a cut side to side) to work properly on a French style facing. And that is besides the fact that the reeds are narrower.

It may be an apt analogy to say it would be like putting a Mercedes transmission into a BMW. The gears just wouldn't fit right together.

That said I extend my eternal thanks to all you guys who DO use the wrong reeds on your mouthpieces. It makes it so much easier to get White Master reeds in the US !!!!!!

...................Paul Aviles

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