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Re: Why are professionals going for harder reeds?

Author: Tom H
Date: 2019-09-15 05:36

I don't know if things have really changed much. I recall during my years playing year round in New York (1970s) that many used reeds harder than mine. Many used harder than a 3 Vandoren. I've always used a 2 1/2 Van D., except when they changed the numbering for a few years and I used what they labeled a "2 1/2--3". Of course, as pointed out, mouthpiece is a big factor, mine being Vandoren 5RV.
It is harder to get the extreme altissimo notes to speak easily with a softer reed, but it can be done.

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