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Author: CCclarinetgirl
Date: 2003-05-01 20:50
Has anyone ever heard of or used a Fiberreed? ![[huh]](http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/smileys/smilie11.gif) I saw an ad for them and it sounds really nice and all, but the question is
ARE THEY ANY GOOD???
I mean, after all what the heck do you put in a reed to make them last "10-20 times longer" than regular reeds? But hey, anything is possible!
--Kelsey
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Author: lowclarinetman
Date: 2003-05-01 22:14
I used fibracell tenor sax reeds on my bass clarinet when i started. and yes they do last a lot longer and yes they do make a difference with tone quality(to th negative side.) the benefit of the fibracell on bass clarinet for begginers is that i think it is easier to get the difficult register(g above staff to C above staff) to sound and i encourage the us of these reeds to help learn placement of these notes to my students.
but there comes a point when u need to have a professional tone and in my experience nothing beats good ol' cane for sound. but that is just my limited exp and not necesarily with the brand u are talking about...
ciao
bob
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2003-05-01 22:26
I'm trying out a couple of Harry Hartmann Fiberreeds on bari sax right now. My initial impressions are that their sound is adequate but inferior to cane and also inferior to the Legere synthetics; and response is good down low but altissimo response is almost non-existent. I haven't played them long enough to comment on longevity. Based on my own experiences, I'd rank good 'ole cane as the best, with the Legere a decent alternative for doublers/marchers, etc. (but still not the first choice for critical and/or classical work), and the Fiberreed as a fairly distant third.
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Author: D Dow
Date: 2003-05-02 02:17
My experience with legere and Fibre reeds has not been positive.
Other than for saving money on reeds and used for practicing I can find very little positive to comment on with response and tone of synthetic cane.
However, for students trying to save for decent wood cane, they may be just the thing in a pinch.
David Dow
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