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

Best alto clarinet reed substitutes?

Author: HANGARDUDE
Date: 2015-05-30 12:49

I have been playing on V16 alto sax reeds on my occasional alto clarinet sessions as suggested by a fellow Bboard member, and they worked well. But on my primary German bass(which uses alto clarinet reeds) they sound very muffled, while the "real alto clarinet" reeds still work. While I can reach Vandoren Traditonal 3(a bit too soft) or 3.25(aka. V12/V16 3.5) which is my most preferred strength, I am not able to reach to Traditional 3.5 yet. So I'm deciding to change to something else. Any suggestions for another alto clarinet reed substitute?
Or should I learn to tweak the alto sax reeds so convert them to alto clarinet reeds? How do I do it, can somebody teach me?

Josh

Post Edited (2015-06-02 00:09)

Reply To Message | Avail. Forums | Flat View

Newer Topic | Older Topic

Topics