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Author: TomD
Date: 2006-09-22 12:38
I bought a couple of boxes of these reeds, 3.5 and 3.5+ for use with an M30 mouthpiece. My first impression was great. They seemed to play well right out of the box. However, by about the third day, they seem to go dead. These lose their responsiveness and sound completely different. I've noticed this with several of them now. Is this my imagination or has anyone else noticed this? Thanks.
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Author: LarryBocaner ★2017
Date: 2006-09-22 14:25
Tom, that has not been my experience! I'm currently playing on a Lepic that's been on my mouthpiece for weeks. Are you careful not to play on the reeds beyond the saturation point for the first few days? If not, the "abuse" of the reed fibers when weakened by being waterlogged can seriously compromise the life of the reeds.
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Author: cigleris
Date: 2006-09-22 14:48
I was given a promotional box before they were released, found them just the way Tom described. I'll always stick to the traditional blue box.
Peter Cigleris
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-09-22 15:09
While they do last they're great, but they don't last long enough - sometimes they only last an hour at the most.
They're way too variable in their longevity (or lack of) - but I do like them, and they work well with my M15 - but that's while they're working.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2006-09-22 15:10
I find what Larry says about oversaturation is sometimes a problem with the somewhat thicker blank reeds of various manufacture. The thicker cane sometimes leads them to be somewhat more porous as they are farther from the bark. The Traditional cut Vandorens seem to have less of this problem as I think the cane seems to be a bit more dense.
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Author: EEBaum
Date: 2006-09-22 17:33
I have similar experiences, Tom. If I break them in properly, they can last quite a bit longer, but still not nearly as long as my V12 and Gonzalez. They're great to keep around in case of emergency, though. (e.g. "Holy crap, I have a concert tomorrow and all my reeds are dead!")
-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com
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Author: D
Date: 2006-09-22 17:44
I've never found them particularly different to the V12 in terms of longevity.
I wonder if there is a link between peoples saliva and how different types of cane respond to them long term. My parents, in the interests of science, have discovered that if my Dad sucks a boiled sweet it dissolves almost exactly twice as fast as if my Mums sucks the same type. Variations like that surely MUST have an effect on the cane. And that is before the introduction of different break in techniques and blank profiles.
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Author: jmberch
Date: 2006-09-22 21:33
I like the lepics. I use them on a selmer HS* mouthpiece, and I usually cycle 12. They usually last about a month. I do'nt usually have any problems with their longevity. I remember when i had "favorite reeds" with the v12s and and regular reeds...but with these, they all play very well.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2006-09-23 00:44
Well...........if you play on the Lepics only five or ten minutes per day, for the first three days, they last a LONG time. I have a box that I started back in July, of course I'm down to four reeds now and just started a new box but to me any cycle of reeds that lasts longer than a month is LONG!!!
Just another thing to watch for NOW. With the change of seasons and the advent of the colder, dryer weather, many reeds (including the 56s) may sound like garbage due to a poor humidity content in the air. Get yourself a hygrometer and a humidifier and don't let the humidity in the room you practice fall below 60%.
...........Paul Aviles
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Author: Iacuras
Date: 2006-09-23 04:56
I agree with tom 90% of Rue Lepics do that. There will be that one or two good ones in a box that play great for a while, but none that match up to the length of my Gonzalez FOF's. Ever since i started playing them i can't stand the sound or inconsitinsies of any of the vandorens.
Steve
"If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes to motivate you, you probably have a very easy job. The kind robots will be doing soon."
"If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly."
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