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 Gonzales vs vandore(reed)
Author: xsagax 
Date:   2003-03-10 04:55

How do their reed strengths compare to Vandorens?
Do they feel about the same, or would one say that Gonzalez is about half a strength softer or stronger than Vandorens?
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 Re: Gonzales vs vandore(reed)
Author: GBK 
Date:   2003-03-10 04:58

Some players feel that the Gonzalez reeds are about ¼ softer than V12s of the same strength. Thus if you normally play a V12 3.5, you may want to try a Gonzalez 3.75.

Other players find the strengths between the Gonzalez and the V12 to be quite similar. (3.5 = 3.5)

One thing is for certain - a box of Gonzalez reeds will not vary ½ strength up or down, as Vandorens frequently do...GBK



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 Re: Gonzales vs vandore(reed)
Author: David Peacham 
Date:   2003-03-10 10:17

Does anyone know whether Gonzalez has a UK distributor? I don't really want to order things from the USA (not through prejudice, it's just time-consuming.)

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 Re: Gonzales vs vandore(reed)
Author: msloss 
Date:   2003-03-10 13:51

David,

Argendonax is the manufacturer, but you might want to contact Phil Shapiro at Davie Cane in Florida (US Distributor). I'd be willing to bet he can help you out with a minimum of pain and time.

Mark

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 Re: Gonzales vs vandore(reed)
Author: EEBaum 
Date:   2003-03-11 08:47

I've found Gonzales to run about 1/4 to 1/2 harder than V12's.

Then again, the sample size was quite limited (a box of Gonzales 4's was too hard for me to play when I was using V12 4's)

-Alex

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