Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-07-21 22:29
I really can't write too much about the Steuer reeds as it will look as though I am promoting these reeds as advertising and I do not want to go against the Bboards rules.
I did say that the Steuer company hired a man that worked for Vandoren for 40 plus years. I also said that that the cane fields that Steuer uses are in the famous Var region of France since the 1940's.
Other companies such as Rico, Vandoren, and others get their cane from places where cane is NOT as good as the Var region.
The Var region is special because of the winds and rain and moisture off of the seas. The cane moves around a lot and the fibers are very strong. This is like how active people have stronger muscle fibers. So the cane lasts longer and is very consistent. If you look at these fibers with magnifying glass and compare the fibers to other reed companies you will see major differences in the structures.
Because the Steuer company gets all of their cane from the Var region of France and have since the 1940's, the same land, the cane is special. They own this land. It's special. You can find cane all over the world. But it kind of sucks, because the fibers are too thin, a lack of water, no wind, too cold, too hot, too much water. This is why reeds don't last and often why reeds don't even play when you first try them.
This is Not a plug for the Steuer company, but an education of cane.
I will be at the ClarinetFest, ask a lot of questions, as I am a reeds Master.
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
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