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NOS Olivieri reeds - how to make them better?

Author: Noverbuf
Date: 2009-02-24 07:28

Could you please explain me what is wrong with the Olivieri reeds, new old stock (plastic box) that you can currently buy on eBay $5 for a pack of 10?
I bought a few packs in hope I got a good deal but their playability seems to correspond to their price.

Is there a way to correct them? I understand if it's the quality of the cane itself in which case they cannot be improved then there must be some ways to work on them scraping here and there to get them working better.

I showed these reeds to my instructor who is a professional clarinettist and he tried three out of ten randomly. He then told me they are not complete junk and are good enough for practicing.
Well, it's him, he can play on anything with any set-up and still sound good. To me he sounded on these Olivieri's as good as on his Vandorens.
I understand him when he tells me that he cannot generally help people with evaluating equipment as he can adjust quickly to anything and can sound perfectly on a complete junker horn other people couldn't get a note out from.

One comment he made however regarding these reeds was they weren't as springy as a better quality Vandorens.

When I pick up these reeds I go from a decent sound on Vandorens to almost unplayable with these Olivieri's.

If anyone here found a way to improve them could you please post here description of your process.

Post Edited (2009-02-24 09:01)

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