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 Re: Why are professionals going for harder reeds?
Author: Ed 
Date:   2019-09-15 15:53

Quote:

Those 1950s through 1970s #5 VDs (pre-V.12) were, I'm fairly certain, softer than the ones Vandoren produces now in any of its models. So, bottom line, strengths from 50-60 years ago don't necessarily mean the same thing they do today.


A number of years ago I had a large stash of the old purple box Vandorens in #5 strength. These were from the late 70s and early 80s. I had purchased them from a store that was going out of business. They played very well for me. As I ran out, I purchased some newer Vandoren reeds in the same strength. I found the new ones impossible for me to play as they were much harder.

I don't agree with the generalizations that pros today are playing harder reeds and that double lip players have a smaller sound. There are some players for which this would be true, but I can think of many examples of the opposite as well.
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