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 Zonda Reeds?
Author: wiclarinet 
Date:   2008-09-17 03:18

Does anyone know if they recently changed the packaging on the Zonda Select reeds? In the past, they've come in a flat, tan box with a plastic container. Today, I received an orange box with individual paper reed holders. So was the packaging changed or did I just order the wrong reeds?



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 Re: Zonda Reeds?
Author: Geirskogul 
Date:   2008-09-17 03:22

Most reed makes are switching to the "individual-foil-packed" school of reed packing. Personally, I hate it, but it's the paradigm shift in storage, and it doesn't look like it'll be stopped soon.

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 Re: Zonda Reeds?
Author: John O'Janpa 
Date:   2008-09-17 14:57

I looked on their website, and Weiner's website and both still show the packaging that's been around for years. You may have accidently ordered the "Zonda Select Classico" . Of course they may have changed their packaging without updating the websites yet. If the box has the word "classico" on it you have the wrong ones.

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 Re: Zonda Reeds?
Author: RoseLove 
Date:   2008-09-21 02:04

Interesting. I just ordered some about a week ago, and they came in the tan flat box. I google imaged both Zonda and Zonda Classico and didn't find anything matching the box description you mentioned.

Check your order receipt, because it should show your order on there. Could possibly be a mistake in shipping too.

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 Re: Zonda Reeds?
Author: AngelOfLies 
Date:   2008-09-28 12:23

now they are changing it to a orange color box with the paper holdings.to me its gross.the black box is more cooler and better too.i juz bought mine todae.and guess wat 1 of them is chipped already.and if u think i mishandled it then you are so wrong.when i took it out it was already chipped! i got screwed by the lady at the counter.she accused me of chipping the reed and wanting to cheat her by getting a new box.

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 Re: Zonda Reeds?
Author: Brenda 2017
Date:   2008-09-29 12:23

Well your online name doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Perhaps she reads the Bulletin Board.



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 Re: Zonda Reeds?
Author: DavidBlumberg 
Date:   2008-09-29 17:46

Reeds are like a box of chocolates.....

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 Re: Zonda Reeds?
Author: Ryder 
Date:   2008-09-29 22:20

you never know what you're gonna get.

Actually Zonda seems fairly consistent to me. Much more so than Vandoren. Every once in a while i get a box of duds, but usually i get one that has 1 or 2 performance quality reeds...out of a box of five!

I wish Zonda would package in quantaties of ten though. I don't care if they change their packaging (unless of course they start individualy wrapping them), as long as they don't change anything in their manufacturing.

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Ryder Naymik
San Antonio, Texas
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 Re: Zonda Reeds?
Author: Brenda 2017
Date:   2008-10-01 12:23

I always buy Zondas in boxes of 10. These are the "Classico" reeds though, and each box comes with a pack of woodwind drying papers. Personally I've tried many other kinds and continue trying others, but the Zonda is still my favourite.

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 Re: Zonda Reeds?
Author: C2thew 
Date:   2008-10-01 16:49

"These are the "Classico" reeds though, and each box comes with a pack of woodwind drying papers. Personally I've tried many other kinds and continue trying others, but the Zonda is still my favourite."

best brand of reeds that are good right out of the box. gonzalez reeds are nice, but sometimes require slight adjustments to bring them out. with zonda's they're like plug and play. the only downside is that they tend to lose stability after about a week or two of continuous playing.Brenda wrote:

Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. they are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which was already but too easy to arrive as railroads lead to Boston to New York
-Walden; Henry Thoreau

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 Re: Zonda Reeds?
Author: Brenda 2017
Date:   2008-10-02 14:04

I've found the opposite is true. Perhaps it's because I don't play my reeds continuously for a week or two, rather there are 12 in my reed case that get rotated. I still play some Zondas that have been in rotation for months, and will occasionally call back into service some that have been set aside for a long time. With some minor adjustments they can be put back into the rotation.
However I haven't had the same success with the Gonzalez reeds whereas Abe Galper used to use them all the time. So there you go, it depends on your needs and your routine, it's a matter of trying out reeds with an open mind.



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