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Changing Reeds - redux

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-08-11 02:49

Just a quick note after several threads have covered the changes that have been made over the years to reed design by the major commercial manufacturers.

One of the instruments in a doubling book I'm playing in the next couple of weeks includes Eb clarinet. I have a few reeds in a case from previous Eb jobs, but I thought I'd try a couple of new, fresh ones from an old box of #5 Eb Vandorens (from long enough ago that there were only Vandorens, not VD Traditionals, V.12, 56 Rue lepic, or V21). It turned out when I opened the box that there were only 3 reeds in it. They all played, one quite well, the other two not as well but close enough to be adjusted if the reeds were needed.

I've just gone to my favorite online vendor to order some more Eb reeds. Looking at the "Traditional" (Blue Box) Vandoren reeds, which are the modern equivalent of the ones I have, I noticed immediately that the highest strength is now #4. I'll bet if I buy #4s, they'll be too hard. I'll need to try a box of #3-1/2 and a box of #3 to find a strength that works.

Karl

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