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Re: Rotating Reeds?

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2018-05-24 07:59

Not to brag, which I'm not, just lucky. I worked at Rico for 15 years and I was able to test cane, see fibers and cells under microscopes, then able to see and study how important fiber structure is to a reed. This includes the amount and the thickness of fibers in each reed. So looking at a reed I look for the structure of reeds. Not the heart and rails as much. Actually very little.

So if the fibers aren't thick and the reeds lack fiber structure, well the reeds won't play or if they play they won't last very long.

The unlucky part of working at Rico was being exposed to pesticide. I should have some very interesting news about the ending of the lawsuit in a few months. I can say the money value is around $750,000 and up. So for those that play of Rico reeds STOP! I know of one person that has taken legal action and he's well know in the clarinet world. Maybe there are others.

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

Yamaha Artist 2015

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