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Re: Forestone Reeds First Encounter

Author: William
Date: 2010-06-26 00:38

Upon further review--isn't that what an NFL ref would day??--I have decided to "overturn" an earlier posting in this thread and report that the new model F5 plays best on my Chicago Kaspar #14 with the F4.5 a close second. Many of my older reeds F3+, F4 & F4.5 are holding their original strength very well, but it seems the new model reeds need to be played a bit before they "settle in". So, if a F5 seems a bit too stiff "out of the box", play it anyway and it will quickly come around and remain stable for a indefinate time--unlike cane which rapidly deterorates leaving you to buy three more boxes to search through. Been playing Forestones for over a year now and am totally satisfied by the sound & articulation in all registers (up to D7) and their durability. I second the "pain of cane" referrence above and am quite happy to be pain free.

Post Edited (2010-06-26 00:40)

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