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Author: Lee
Date: 2001-02-09 01:05
What do you guys Think about Rico Grand Concert select reeds?
I tried one that my friend gave to me and I thought it was great
and its plays totally different from the normal reeds that I use which are
Vandoren V12 #4.
So what do you guys think??
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Author: Anji
Date: 2001-02-09 01:13
What do you find different?
What was unexpected out of the pack?
anji
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Author: Andy
Date: 2001-02-09 01:16
Hello Lee,
I just currently bought a pack of 3.5 Grand Concert Select Traditional Cut reeds at WW&BW and they have worked great so far. I have tried four reeds and three worked good while one was pretty bad. Buy Some!
-Andy
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Author: Ivy
Date: 2001-02-09 02:19
I tried them with my B45 and they all worked great for the first few times but then they died all of the sudden. But now they sould absolutely horrid with new GReg Smith. The Vandorens that I thought played really crappy before now are excellent with my new mouthpiece. But they're good reeds!
Ivy
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Author: Gregory Smith
Date: 2001-02-09 16:43
Yes Ivy,
I hand-sculpt the facings of my mouthpieces with my best V12 - 3.5 that I happen to be playing in the orchestra that day/week. That is why I suggest that particular reed for everyone to try. It seems to be most comfortable with my facings.
In addition, many have found the regular Vandoren, Zonda, and some others of equivalent strength to work for them....even the Rico's!
Best,
Gregory Smith
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Author: Rissa
Date: 2001-02-09 20:03
I have had the best luck w/ GCs...anyone new who doesn't like them because they cant get very many playable ones-dont be discouraged! Rumor has it (straight from Muncy's mouth) that they've justhad a bad batch(recently). Mine were pretty yucky-but that's the 1st box I've had like that since I started playing on them about 2 years ago.
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2001-02-10 09:50
Grand concert select are a thick blank reed and play harder than most other reeds for the corresponding strength but they last lot longer than most american reeds.
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Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2001-02-13 14:31
My preferred method for minimizing the risk of bad batches of reeds is to always mix-and-match brands. Typically, I'll break in about ten reeds at a time, with maybe two each of various brands (usually Vandoren, Zonda, Marca, Olivieri, Rico Grand Concert Thick Blank, maybe Glotin and maybe others). To break them in, I soak them standing up in a cup of water with the water just up to the top of the scraped portion of the reed, for 10 minutes. Then I take them out of the water and rub them dry with my (clean) fingers, 'squeezing' gently from the back of the vamp towards the tip, until they feel dry. Then I lay them on a flat surface with the bottom of the reed facing up, and let them air-dry all day. I go through this every day for about a week before I even play a note! But, after a week of this, every reed is broken-in and stabilized. Then I start playing on them and decide which reeds are good and which aren't. Depending on the mouthpiece, the weather, and the quality of the particular batches of reeds, sometimes one brand seems to work better, sometimes another brand will work better. But I don't choose a brand in advance --- I give them all a shot at it!
As always, 'your mileage may vary'.
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