Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-12-10 23:08
GenEric wrote:
>I found that they have a shallower lower
> end of the reed when I placed them in my reed case. They tend
> to stick in the case a couple of millimetres more than my other
> reeds.
You realize, don't you, that the blue box VDs are made from "traditional" (thin)blanks as distinguished from the "thick blank" reeds that include V.12, 56 Rue, Gonzalez, and, I think (but I haven't measured them - Bob Bernardo, correct me if I'm wrong) Steuer Exclusives and Classics as well as Rico Grand Concert Thick Blank reeds? Not only would they go under those case restraints farther, but ligatures need to be closed down farther to hold them. That's a design feature. Have you tried any of the thick blank reeds?
In theory, BTW, the thicker blanks are supposed to produce more vibration and less resistance than thinner ones because the cut goes deeper, into softer wood farther away from the hard outer bark. A #4 "Traditional" (blue box) reed is expected to feel harder than a #4 V.12, for example.
Your reactions to anything in the equipment realm are always individual and players use all of the alternatives or, as I've already suggested, the manufacturers wouldn't make them all.
Karl
Karl
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