Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-04-20 02:45
Volatile wrote:
> I'm using Mitchell Lurie 2 1/2 and
> was disheartened to read that half of a box (or more) of them (
> and other brands) could be defective.
The 50% failure rate was probably the case back in the 1960s and 1970s, when the machines they were cut on weren't as precise and there were fewer competing brands to keep each other in line. If you were really finding that half of the box is unplayable, you either have the wrong strength or just don't like the profile of the reeds you're using. The reed should play with a full sound without having to clamp your mouth on it. You'll get more discriminating as you get your bearings, but the days are gone when, given a strength that goes well with your mouthpiece, half the reeds in a box just don't work.
That said, Luries tend to be less resistant than other brands, so pinching them off as you go over the break (and possibly grip the mouthpiece with your embouchure to help stabilize it) may be a possibility. What mouthpiece are you using?
> Sure makes a case for
> synthetic ones which I will try when I can afford to.
When you consider that one or two may keep you going for several months, they really aren't that expensive. In fact, depending on how long your cane reeds last, it may be much less expensive in the long run.
Karl
Post Edited (2017-04-20 04:05)
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