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Author: Jenny
Date: 2001-10-21 00:24
I am a well expeirnced bass player and I want to try a new type of reed. I am currently using Vandoren #3 and I like them okay. I have been using them for a while and I am bored with them. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
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Author: Francesca
Date: 2001-10-21 00:32
Lots of suggestions. I certainly have my preference, but there are too many variables to discuss what would seem best for you. I've tried: Glotin, Marca, Rico Grand Concert, Daniel's, and some other brands that are for tenor sax. Enjoy your experimentation.
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Author: susannah
Date: 2001-10-21 04:38
don't get caught up searching for the perfect reed. By all means experiment, but the most importan thing is to be playing.
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Author: jenna
Date: 2001-10-21 05:04
I hated bass clarinet for around 2 months. Then, I threw away my last Vandoren and opened up a new box of reeds from the music dept. safe. Rico Royals.. I've never been a fan of Rico.. but they have actually made me enjoy playing bass more. I feel like i get a much clearer tone, and it's much easier to put the air through the horn. Just my opinion though..
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Author: Robert Small
Date: 2001-10-21 05:40
I use Rico Royals. Have had pretty good luck with them, usually getting six or seven pretty good reeds out of a box. They tend to be more responsive and free blowing than the Vandorens but Vandorens, when you find a good one, are a little richer sounding. I've also tried the Rico Royal tenor sax reeds and much prefer the bass cl. reeds. The tenor sax reeds start to get a spitty sound right off the bat, whereas I can play the bass reeds for three or four days before they start to sound spitty (a little bit of a gurgling sound, particularly in the low register). Check out the RRs.
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Author: Stephen Froehlich
Date: 2001-10-21 13:26
I'll have to try the Rico Royals and the Rico Grand Concert Selects.
Back when I was playing on a Selmer and/or Yamaha horn - I found I settled on the Hemke TS reeds. They're too reedy for the Kohlert I own now, though. If you're looking for a brighter sound, they're worth checking out.
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Author: Bob Arney
Date: 2001-10-21 22:34
As a new bass player IMO the results I get seem to be dependant on which mpc I am using and the 'sound' I am after. I have a "jazz" mouthpiece Dave S... did for me and it blows well with a 2 1/2 Hemke tenor sax reed. He also refaced one for me that works very well, less open,softer tone, with a Fibracell bass clarinet medium. My CXBB from Walter seems to work better with the Hemke's tenor sax's (both 2's and 2 1/2)but looses some of the hjigher tones with the fibracell bass clarinet medium and medium-soft.----but all this is based on my lousy embrochure. So "you pay's your money and you takes your chances."
Bob A
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Author: Bob Arney
Date: 2001-10-21 22:37
Forgot to mention tone will fluctuate also depending on whether I was using the Rovner or Peter Spriggs "floating rail".
Bob A
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Author: Stephen Froehlich
Date: 2001-10-22 00:15
Jenny, as experienced player, you probably know this, but, the general rule of thumb is:
Mouthpiece First
Reed Second
Ligature Third
in terms of getting the sound you want out of your instrument. It is also advisable to get some help in this effort as you can't quite hear what you're playing. Ask the opinion of someone who's ear you trust.
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Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2001-10-25 17:14
Stephen F. speaks the truth! Another point widely overlooked: You MUST learn to break in and work on reeds! If you expect your reeds (any brand) to play well right out of the box, with no break-in and no adjustments (scraping/sanding, etc.) then you WILL be disappointed! But with a really good mouthpiece (the first step, as Stephen says), a week of breaking-in, and a modest amount of adjustment of the reed, there's no reason you shouldn't be able to get nearly any respectable brand/model of reed to work well for you, and you should get at least 8 good reeds out of every 10, consistently. This holds true for any single-reed instrument, not just the bass clarinet.
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