Author: Alaric
Date: 2002-03-24 11:25
I had 10 old Vibrator reeds with my new clarinet, a High Pitched Penzel-Mueller Eb from the 20s. They were hard to use #3 1/2s but I struggled with them as a beginner, and found some quality in some of them after working on them for awhile. It would take 45 minutes of warm up for one of these reeds it seemed, but once I got it going there was nothing to compare. I tried every type of reed I could find, and got opinions from many people while playing various reeds for comparison. I used to practice 10 hours a day, so anyone around me had to put up with reed tests and such. These Chiron Vibrators seemed to be unquestionably superior. I was willing to pay $10 a reed at one time, but couldn't find any. It took me six years, diligently searching to find any more Vibrator reeds for Eb clarinet. (Now I'll pay $50 for a box for soprano sax maybe).
One thing interesting about the Vibrator, is that though it takes more to get them started, they last longer. I left a vibrator reed on my clarinet for more than a month without changing it when I was practicing 10 - 15 hours a day. After about 4 months of using it off an on it seemed to quit on me altogether, but I couldn't throw it away, at least I could show someone what it looked like to find more. I put it in a box, and to my surprise when I tried it again a few months later, it worked well again. I ended up using the same reed off and on for six years. I still have that reed.
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