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Re: Reed Life

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2018-02-22 07:47

Wish Mitchell Lurie was alive today. He got 8 month and more out of a reed. Getting a year out of a reed wasn't uncommon. I played on a few of them that were 8 months old since I was in charge of his reeds at Rico. They played like they were still new. He didn't do anything special to the reeds. Used the same reed for months and months and sometimes a year. He kept the reed on the mouthpiece. He used a Pomarico mouthpiece, made for him. The reeds were dirty. Never cleaned them. Against everything listed above. Never rotated. He just played them until they died.

That weird freak...

(kidding in a very nice way. He was a great man and a special friend. An honor to be his friend and to make his reeds.)

Yes I miss him. We had a very trusting relationship and it was always a blast playing duets together, dinners, all of that fun.

Trusting refers to Rico trying to change the system of his reeds, such as using cane from some other country. I always warned him by phone and when he came in I really didn't have to say anything. He knew what cane was the best. It was a complete pleasure. He was so smart.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

Post Edited (2018-02-22 08:01)

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