Klarinet Archive - Posting 000208.txt from 2003/03

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] great service, great reeds
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2003 11:45:15 -0500

I too have had positive experiences with Phil Shapiro of Davies Cane
Company. I've had good results with the Mozart reeds, but my main
association with Phil has been doing business with him for bassoon
cane. If you've not tried his products, you might be interested in
doing so. Their web page is: http://www.daviecane.com/Pages/Home.html

On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 07:35 AM, Denise Wilson wrote:

> There's so much on the list right now regarding business practices that
> affect the clarinet world... I'm no business expert, and even though
> this
> is about reeds, not instruments, it's nice to know there are some
> companies
> that can really provide good customer service and good products.
>
> I wanted to share a little note about my recent great customer
> experience
> with the Davie Cane Company. I've just begun trying some of their
> reeds
> (love them so far, more on that later), and in the process, Phil
> Shapiro has
> been absolutely wonderful about offering suggestions and reeds for me
> to
> try. He really seems to stand behind his products, and I can
> understand
> why.
>
> About the reeds:
> So far, my reeds are still in the breaking-in phase, but they seem
> promising! Every so often I get the urge to try new reeds but I have
> always
> gone back to my old standby, the Vandoren V12. I have to do a fair
> amount
> of work on the V12s to get them to my ideal, including making them
> narrower
> to fit the table on my mouthpiece better. I'm so lazy, though, I
> usually
> just put up with them and only work up the occasional really nice reed
> rather than spending so much time on ones that might not be as nice.
> But
> now I think I'm finding that these new Gonzalez For Our Friends and
> Mozart
> reeds have a better shape for my mouthpiece AND their cane seems to
> have the
> playing qualities I'm looking for in a good reed! Less prep work, good
> sound. Who could ask for more?
>
> A big thank you to Phil, and I'll add my voice to those already saying
> it--if you're looking for new reeds to try, you really ought to get
> yourself
> some of these and see what you think. (Yes, the standard disclaimer
> applies: I'm not affiliated with the company other than being a
> customer.)
>
> Best wishes,
> Denise Wilson

Richard Bush
Maker of 'BasSonic' bassoon reeds
760 Robins Avenue
Ogden, UT 84404
(801) 393-7265
IDRS member
rbushidioglot@-----.com

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