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Sax - Clarinet Reeds

Author: Buster Brown
Date: 2006-02-11 13:25

I have observations and questions on the never-ending subject of reeds. This time it's about sax (alto) and clarinet reeds.

1. In a box of sax reeds (Using VD Java) essentially all reeds are usable and consistant. One seems to play just like the others. With clarinets reeds I find about 6 or 7 are playable. The others require work. Great variation/inconsistancy from reed to reed (using Gonzalez FOF and VD V12). The Gonzalez seem more uniform.

2. The sax reeds seem to last forever. The clarinet reeds a much shorter time. I can't provide facts on this since I rotate 6 - 8 clarinet reeds and only 2 sax reeds. I do play (practice) the clarinet considerably more, and this probably contributes some to the reeds life.

Questions? Is it the quality of the reeds? The instruments/mouthpieces? Me?

I tend to believe it's the instruments. Saxophones are much more forgiving. Tonal quality not as inportant (vibratos cover up alot). Range of sax less and so on and so forth. Any thoughts.

Incidentally (this comment for Hank), it's raining today, therefore no golf, thus a question about reeds.

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