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Should I switch to Vandoren #4s?

Author: suavkue
Date: 2010-07-22 03:21

I am currently using Vandoren #3.5s (see signature for specifics), and am consistently experiencing a problem of one of these reeds lasting me two weeks of practicing every day (if I'm lucky). What happens is the cane thins out (my definition of "thin" is basically how it feels at extermination: I take the top part of the reed and bend it back toward the bottom thick part when it doesn't play well anymore - 98% of the time, it bends very easily). I was using Gonzalez FOFs until last September, and haven't experienced squeaks like I have been with the FOFs (I would say mainly due to my embouchure change); however, I recall that FOFs had this "thinning" problem a lot more often than the Vandoren reeds have been.

The way I dry the reeds may also play a factor in the thinning (if it does, I don't know how). I take the reed and dry it upside down on a flat surface (thicker part on the surface).

Any help is appreciated - thanks.

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My current equipment:
Ridenour Lyrique 576BC, Rico Reserve 4, Ridenour Hand Finished Mouthpiece, Luyben Ligature

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