what difference does it make about what reed you have
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The strength of reed, no1 or no 2 1/2 makes a difference to the depth of tone you get, generally the stronger the reed or higher the number, the more depth of tone, equally the stronger the reed the harder they are to get a sound from.
Beginners start on 1 1/2 or 2 and move up to perhaps a no 3 after quite a while - maybe even years.
You will also notice that two seperate no 2 rico royals can be different to each other and a no 2 rico royal will be different to a no 2 plasticote.
Some reeds manufacturers are more suited to jazz, classical etc.
personal preference really. I use a no 2 1/2 Rico Royal and Ive been playing for about 9 months.
My teacher loves no2 Plasticotes and im sure other people will love other reeds.
Not really an easy answer, just experiment with a few you can buy them one at a time.
There is the issue of the difference in taste - apparently plasticote taste like creosote!!! errggh!
Beginners start on 1 1/2 or 2 and move up to perhaps a no 3 after quite a while - maybe even years.
You will also notice that two seperate no 2 rico royals can be different to each other and a no 2 rico royal will be different to a no 2 plasticote.
Some reeds manufacturers are more suited to jazz, classical etc.
personal preference really. I use a no 2 1/2 Rico Royal and Ive been playing for about 9 months.
My teacher loves no2 Plasticotes and im sure other people will love other reeds.
Not really an easy answer, just experiment with a few you can buy them one at a time.
There is the issue of the difference in taste - apparently plasticote taste like creosote!!! errggh!
I dont think that they do! But they are smooth, i hate new reeds that are all rough! Bleugh! they feel horrible on your tounge! You can get strawberry and apple and other different flavoured clarinet reeds!
its easy or harder dan wen u started
Now as i see, thin reeds are easy to play, sometimes to easy and very instant in responce great for new students. Down side- not easy to control intonation(tuning), easy to overblow esp on high notes not a big issue for new students who will be concentrating on the fundamentals of tone and breathing any way. Tone has nothing to do with reed strength Tone is in the embouchure, a strong embouchure requires a fairly strong reed (Vandoren 3 for example), a new student does not have a strong embouchure unless of course they are a doubler (e.g Clarinet).
Be careful to grade reeds, a Rico Royal 2 is not the same as Vandoren 2 or legere (plastic reed) 2.
My 2 cents worth.
Be careful to grade reeds, a Rico Royal 2 is not the same as Vandoren 2 or legere (plastic reed) 2.
My 2 cents worth.
You can get very different sounds from different reeds and strengths. For example, for fast classical work I use a Vandoren 3, for slow work I use a 4. It can get very fiddly at times when you wants to use the perfect reed
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