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Hard reed vs Soft Reed

Author: stan shipley
Date: 2002-07-01 21:35

I am a novice player aspiring to be a decent swing/dixieland
jazz clarinet player. On advice from a Dixieland clarinetist
I have been using a B45 mouthpiece and recently am trying a 5JB.

As far as reeds, I have been using LaVoz (med and med hard) and Lurie #3. Would I get better tone (other than improving myself)
using stronger reeds (like 4 to 5).......or is there no correlation between reed strength and tone ?

PS: I know I may not be able even to blow these without getting
much better.

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