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Entry: Bari* Synthetic Clarinet Reeds - A727878
Author: the Shee--What do you know about Zum letzten Kliff (Fawlty Towers takeoff)? A701894 - U185837

Bari synthetic reeds are made out of plastic, as opposed to cane. Comments appreciated, as usual.

Hi the Shee!

Nice entry - on a subject I know absolutely nothing about! It's certainly well written and comprehensive.

One suggestion I could make is that it could have a more gentle introduction. Perhaps something about what reeds do in clarinets, and perhaps some more general explanation - I can't really think how or where, because I know nothing, so this is only very tentative comments. Perhaps there could be just a bit more for the non-specialist - it's good for the guide to have a lot of relatively obscure bits of knowledge (for most of us)!

Best wishes

Otto.

*grin* I actually had totally forgotten about that... that other people aren't as specialised as I am, I mean. I realise it, consciously, but don't know how *much* other people know or don't know... and it ends up like that, just sort of launching into it. I think that even leaving it structured like it is, a paragraph or two at the beginning would fit perfectly.

Very nice comment, something I wouldn't necessarily get from another clarinetist.

~Shee

Here I am...

Nice entry on a wet instrument. That was one of the reasons I chose guitar (sax, horns and reeds are a bit to gooey. I would not have a problem playing someone else's guitar. With a trumpet it's different)

I guess it's just a matter of time until this entry gets picked.

Good job Shee,

HELL

Hi Shee!

I've a couple of questions. Why the asterisk and could you give an explanation of the term 'Vandoren'?

The asterisk is the the name of the reed ('Bari Star' vocalised; 'Bari*' written and packaged). The company also produces a 'Bari' reed, no star.

Vandoren is *the* manufacturer of clarinet reeds... All clarinetists do (or should) know that name and reference off of it, even if they do not use those reeds. But I can add that to the entry too.

*waves at Hell as well *

Heya, you should enter this info into the entry. I thought the asterisk was a 'TM' or (R) surrogate.

Cheers,

HELL

Is

Bari reeds and Bari* reeds are produced by the same company; Bari* are more expensive but generally considered better (think: Vandoren-V12, or Mitchell Lurie Premium). The reeds are sold individually, as each reed is guaranteed to play no matter what and to last longer than a cane reed. Bari clarinet reeds are listed from their company at $12 apiece, and a Bari* reed costs $20. (By shopping around, one can save over half of this list price.)


Not enough?

(I have added a bit of background to Vandoren.)


Also, this entry has been recommended now, so... I've only got so much time to change the stuff.

Add this:

('Bari Star' vocalised; 'Bari*' written and packaged)

Ta.

H

It's got a copy already.... I guess that means I should scoot over to the sub's page and make a mention, eh?

egg-zak-ly

correcta-mundo.

H.

It says the sub is /Sam/... So I'm going to wait a bit more before I leave a message.