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strength of Eb vs. Bb reeds

Author: Roxann
Date: 2014-02-25 21:05

For those of you who play both the Eb and the Bb, what strength reeds are you using for each? I'm curious if it's common to use a stronger reed for the Eb than you use for the Bb. Thanks;)

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Re: strength of Eb vs. Bb reeds

Author: Caroline Smale
Date: 2014-02-26 04:45

It totally depends on the lay of the mouthpiece but assuming using a similar lay mouthpiece on both e.g. VD B40 then I would try the Eb with the same strength as on Bb and take it from there.

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Re: strength of Eb vs. Bb reeds

Author: bradfordlloyd
Date: 2014-02-26 04:51

I usually play Bb on a 3.5 or a 3.5+ whereas I typically play Eb on a 4.

I occasionally play Eb on a 3.5 (and sometimes on a Bb reed), but it tends to run a bit flat when I do so. This may be a personal issue of mine, rather than a standard problem though….

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Re: strength of Eb vs. Bb reeds

Author: shadow1
Date: 2014-02-26 13:03

I use M13 Lyre with 4.25 FOF's, and on my eefer I use the M15 V12 4.5

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