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Re: Decline in reed quality - Alternatives?

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2013-09-28 13:45

When I got beyond the beginner stage in 1958, I switched from brown-box Ricos to purple-box Vandorens. They came in boxes of 12 and 25 and were a big step up. However, only about 5 or 6 in a box of 25 were good enough for performing. I upped that to maybe 12 when I learned to balance and adjust reeds.

However, people complained bitterly that they weren't as good as they used to be. It is ever thus. The grass was greener on the back side of the time fence.

Ken Shaw

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