Author: cjwright
Date: 2011-09-12 00:07
Hi Suzan,
Your topic is an interesting one, but since there is no solid way to compare one person's 5 to another, I'll say I play on a 5 which is a "comfortable number for me", not to vibrant but not too dead.
This number is comfortable for me and is a number which has implications of stability of pitch and tone as well. I might want a slightly more vibrant reed (6 to 6.5) for something lighter and requiring more flexibility such as a Mozart, and something slightly less vibrant like a 4 for a Brahms Symphony.
Furthermore, I'd like to propose that a 7 on my vibrancy scale would be a reed which might vibrate plenty, but would end up on the brighter side of things, and would require more muffling than I'm comfortable with. an 8 would be a half finished reed, a 9 would be something whittled to a nub with no stability, and a 10 would be... well... a kazoo.
Meanwhile, a 3 would be something a bit stiff and too stable. A 2 would be a really stable reed, perhaps either too thick or too closed, and a 1 would be next to no vibration at all.
Not sure if this helps.
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