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 Re: Why are professionals going for harder reeds?
Author: Bob Bernardo 
Date:   2019-10-01 06:50

Hi Ruben, I have tried the NEW Morre's. I also have a few reeds from the 1970's. They are so different and the old Morre's had 2 different cuts, the German cuts and the French cuts. Most of the players seemed to gravitate towards the German cuts. These reeds came in 2 and 2 1/2 strength reeds and then Bob Marcellus requested Morre' to make a 2 1/4 strength which he did until this man died and then the shop was closed. This reed was indeed very popular, because of this ideal strength. The thickness was about the blank size of a tenor sax and partly why these reeds lasted a long time and players could rework them without screwing them up; knowing there was a lot of wood left to reshape and literally make a new reed. The thickness was around .128 - .138". The thickest Vandoren's might be around .123". give or take .005".

To answer your question, The only thing that is the same as the NEW and OLD Morre' reeds is the name. Owners, cane, and machines, are all different. This doesn't really matter to me. But the actual cut of the reed does. It's not the same. A great Vandoren reed or a great Steuer reed plays like the old Morre's.

This is partly why I liked the Steuer reeds, but the cuts of the reeds are too inconsistent. So we continue to hope for that special cut from reed companies. I have to say it's hard to meet every players needs, but reed companies are getting closer.


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