The Clarinet BBoard

The Clarinet BBoard The C4 standard

New Topic | Go to Top | Go to Topic | Search | Help/Rules | Smileys/Notes | Log In

Previous Message | Next Message

Re: Mouthpieces for Vandoren Traditional 4 reeds?

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-10-23 22:45

I know I am in the minority on this, but I have been pretty dogged about the reed. Vandorens have kept their quality high and their greatest advantage is that they have NOT followed trends by varying the basic cuts to their vamp or changing the shape of the heart. Even currently where there seems to be some peer pressure amongst some professionals to use the top of the line Rico reeds (which I simply find appalling) nothing will take the place of the Vandorens for me.

You can make an argument for changing strength of reed but for some reason I cannot bring myself to do that. So yes, I match my mouthpieces to my reed. The only time I regreted that was when I had a brief fling with the Vandoren B40. If I would be wililng to go down strength or two on my reeds I'd be all for that mouthpiece. But I cannot - sorry.

..................Paul Aviles

Reply To Message | Avail. Forums | Flat View

Newer Topic | Older Topic

Topics