Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2022-11-16 08:02
SecondTry,
I found the following sentence from Brad Behn's website page:
https://www.clarinetmouthpiece.com/clarinet-concept-inspiration
(Under the section entitled: Best Reed, Best Sound
"In an attempt to produce a beautiful sound, we believe many clarinetists use harder reeds than necessary."
My interpretation of the above sentence is rather simple: For a better quality sound, many players resort to stiff, harder reeds.
This leads me to the conclusion that if a player uses a softer reed, the quality of one's sound is possibly or probably going to suffer and the stratospheric C7 altissimo range will also probably suffer.
This appears to me to be due primarily to the design of the mouthpiece because Brad's next sentence after the one above is: "We recommend that you try our mouthpieces with a thinner-cut, free, and vibrant reed. You may be pleasantly surprised by the results."
I believe, from comments on this BB, that it is common knowledge that Brad designs his mouthpieces with a slightly higher internal resistance which allows a player to use a softer, thinner-cut reed to achieve a beautiful sound over the entire range of the clarinet.
So, again, as simplistic as it sounds, it appears that the Vandoren M15 is designed in a specific way as to require the use of rather stiff, hard reeds.
p.s. I know that what Brad Behn said in the second sentence is true because I played his Prescott with his Brio 2.5 reed and I was able to produce the most beautiful tone ever on my plastic Vito clarinet.
Post Edited (2022-11-16 08:49)
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