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Author: Albert
Date: 1999-03-22 10:58
I've never seen flavorreeds. What varieties do they come in? They don't sound very professional, but interesting. I wish Vandoren would make something like that! My dog, who chews up reeds that fall on the ground, would enjoy them! :o)
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Author: Dee
Date: 1999-03-22 12:09
I forget the flavors but they are awful reeds. I allowed my daughter to buy one last year (she was 10 1/2 at the time) and SHE said: Don't ever get these again. They don't play well at all.
Besides that the flavor only lasts through about one or two sessions.
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Author: Becky
Date: 1999-03-22 20:24
I have students who come through occasionally with flavored reeds. They don't play well at all. I tell my students if you want candy, go buy candy, if you want to sound good then get a reed that makes you sound good.
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Author: Contragirl
Date: 1999-03-23 00:46
Is it just me, or does that sound disgusting? Those can't be good for the instrument.
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Author: Ginny
Date: 1999-03-23 05:17
Perhaps you could soak your reeds in creme de menthe...
rum...it boggles the mind, in several ways.
Ginny
Green tea? koolaid?
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Author: 'nifer
Date: 1999-03-23 11:15
I found them as a good incentive for a music bingo or practice minutes winner, since they are not easily available for the kids to buy, and the kids thought they were cool, but said that they wouldn/t want to play on them more than just the one reed :-)
'nifer
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Author: Brent
Date: 1999-03-23 16:22
When i was in high school it was a "cool" thing to have cinnamon toothpicks--toothpicks soaked in cinnamon oil. You'd keep one in your mouth and look cool, too (!). Well, you can see where this is going. Yup, i tried it. You've heard of playing hot licks before? The wintergreen oil was better, but still pretty intense.
Can't do that with the Legere reeds...
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Author: Lelia
Date: 1999-03-23 16:43
Uh-oh, I can just picture the advertisements when the Aromatherapy folks decide to get involved with reeds. They'll probably use some food coloring in there, too: "Blueberry, for those melancholy blues players...." Gag me with a spoon. Either that or hire me to write the ads. ;-)
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Author: Rick2
Date: 1999-03-25 04:19
I still like the idea of soaking other people's reeds in tobasco sauce.
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