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Are there Rue Lepic 56 Bass Clarinet Reeds?

Author: BassClarinet21
Date: 2007-03-16 23:07

I was just wondering if they made Bass clarinet Rue Lepic 56 vandoren reeds. My clarinet friend said that there the best reed in his opinion.
I primarily play bass clarinet, this why I'm wondering.
If they do make them, can you please give me a link as to where to buy them?

Thank you,
Logan

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Re: Are there Rue Lepic 56 Bass Clarinet Reeds?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-03-16 23:15

There aren't any Rue Lepic bass clarinet reeds, but there are plenty of Vandoren tenor sax reeds to choose from - Standard, Java, V16 and ZZ.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: Are there Rue Lepic 56 Bass Clarinet Reeds?

Author: BassClarinet21
Date: 2007-03-16 23:29

See, right now I use tenor sax Zz. So far they are the best. I've tried bass clarinet traditional, tenor sax traditional, 'tenor sax java, tenor sax V16, tenor sax Zz, rico, grand concert, and marca. Do you have any suggestions on Bass clarinet reeds and/or bass clarinet mouthpiece?

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Re: Are there Rue Lepic 56 Bass Clarinet Reeds?

Author: Chris P
Date: 2007-03-16 23:42

I currently play on a Pomarico 3 crystal with Java tenor sax reeds, mainly because the choice of tenor sax reeds is vast in comparison to buying bass clarinet reeds - and that I can use them on tenor sax as well.

Walter Grabner's mouthpieces are popular, though I have yet to try them out.

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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Re: Are there Rue Lepic 56 Bass Clarinet Reeds?

Author: RodRubber
Date: 2007-03-17 01:39

tenor reeds just don't sound right to me for some reason. Gonzalez bass clarinet reeds are excellent and last a long time.

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Re: Are there Rue Lepic 56 Bass Clarinet Reeds?

Author: LarryBocaner ★2017
Date: 2007-03-17 12:18

I second the nomination of Gonzalez bass clarinet reeds! I find that I need to order 1/2 strength harder than Vandorens to get the same resistance.

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Re: Are there Rue Lepic 56 Bass Clarinet Reeds?

Author: Iceland clarinet
Date: 2007-03-19 02:16

I don't play the bass but my teacher does and I never heard such great ring in the tone as when he plays the Grabner Lawrie Bloom mouthpiece. The best thing is that the ring is there when playing fff or ppp and make the tone very focused and flexible. I don't know but when I've heard players play on crystal mouthpiece on the bass they sound more like saxophone than clarinet.

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