{"id":1618,"date":"2021-01-27T10:25:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T10:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groovewiz.com\/?p=1618"},"modified":"2021-04-04T20:40:03","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T20:40:03","slug":"can-you-use-a-clarinet-reed-on-a-sax-and-vice-versa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groovewiz.com\/can-you-use-a-clarinet-reed-on-a-sax-and-vice-versa\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Use a Clarinet Reed on a Sax (and vice versa)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you play the saxophone or the clarinet, you know oftentime players double on the other. With the cost of good reeds and how frequently they need replaced, you may wonder if reeds are interchangeable between the two instruments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reeds are specifically designed for the instrument they are intended for, and using them on alternate instruments will affect the sound quality and playability of the instrument. It is best not to use clarinet reeds on saxophone or vice versa to maintain optimum performance of the instrument. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, because there are clarinet and saxophone mouthpieces of similar sizes, it is possible to use specific reeds interchangeably. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Players may do so in a crunch or to get a unique tone on one of the instruments, but there are limitations to which reeds are able to be used on the non-intended instrument. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interchangeable Reed Matches:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saxophone<\/td>Clarinet<\/td><\/tr>
Soprano saxophone<\/td>Bb (soprano) clarinet<\/td><\/tr>
Alto saxophone<\/td>Alto clarinet<\/td><\/tr>
Tenor saxophone<\/td>Bass clarinet<\/td><\/tr>
Baritone saxophone<\/td>Contra-alto clarinetContra-bass clarinet (smaller mouthpiece)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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