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Re: So it has to be the cane right?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-07-20 00:59

WhitePlainsDave wrote:

> So why do many people report a greater number of decent reeds
> in a box of Steuers, Arias, Leuthners, and Pilgerstofers than
> one of the Vandoren brands?
> ...
> Is if Framing: i.e. following the social construct within our
> clarinet world that makes "Vandoren trashing" par for the
> course?

My gut reaction is that it's a combination of your item "Framing" and differences in reed design. I personally haven't played a VD Traditional, V.12 or a V21 for years that I like without major adjustments. I don't think it's because the cane those two models are cut from is bad or inferior. I just don't like the result I get with those profiles.

I do like Steuers and Pilgerstorfers *on my setup* and haven't tried Leuthners. Arias feel very good, but my mouthpiece is between strengths and I would have to make a facing change for them to play really well. I think that all those reeds are cut to different profiles from V.12, V21 or VD Traditional. Is the cane different? I don't know, but for me the difference is not random or inconsistent enough to look farther than the profile cut into each of those models.

Karl

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