Doublereed Archive - Posting 000063.txt from 2008/05

From: Mike Benthin -MUTS oboe support <benthin@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [DR-L] Fibre Reed review
Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 16:18:05 -0400

(I wouldn't judge him by the review playing)
Sameer on fiber reed:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GspthLE1Fzo&feature=user
Sameer on real reed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc0pJf3Nlo0

Sameer Al-Abdullah wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> As promised, I just received the fibre reed from Charles Double Reed
> and I gave it a go and this is what I think of it:
>
> - The reed SUCKS big time!! (IMHO)
>
> Anyone has any questions just shoot away and i'm more than willing to
> video tape myself playing that reed and show you how it sounds like.
>
> On the brighter side, I did call Brian Charles himself and talked for
> a bit about his reeds and the fibre reed. I told him how a lot of us
> over here were talking about it and wanted to find out how good/bad it
> is. Funny enough, he himself said and I quote "wouldn't let my
> daughter play on that reed."
>
> Question, has anyone tried his regular cane reeds by any chance? I got
> two of his reg. cane reeds as well. There's something I might wanna
> talk about but later.

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