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Author: TAS
Date: 2013-10-23 18:38
I am a decades long user of Vandoren reeds. I am presently sing the V12 3.5+, but I also have had excellent results from the Gonzalez FOF 3.5.
What brand are you using? I am always interested in what other folks on this site prefer.
TAS
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Author: Barry Vincent
Date: 2013-10-23 22:43
Forestone 3 or 3.5. using the Vandoren B45 or B40 Lyra
4 or 4.5 with the Vandoren M13 or M13 Lyra.
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Author: MSK
Date: 2013-10-24 02:33
Just played my first concert on a Legere Signature after previous reluctance. I was so happy with the result that I think I'm ready to make the switch from cane.
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Author: beejay
Date: 2013-10-24 15:02
Vandoren Rue Lepic usually, but I'm trying a box of Steuer classical at the moment. Despite the name, this is a French company I had never heard of before, and I'm very impressed with the quality and consistency. They are expensive, however.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2013-10-24 15:48
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Vandoren Rue Lepic
There are no other reeds
I'll see if I can have someone send you a catalog!
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Author: Roxann
Date: 2013-10-24 18:14
I love the Gonzales FOF reeds and have been playing them for about a year. I get a lot more "good" ones from a box than I do with other brands. I just bought a box of Gonzales GD's, thanks to some BBoard postings. Can't wait to give them a try. When I need to buy just one reed because I'm in a jam and don't have time to properly break in a new reed, I buy a VanDoren and keep my fingers crossed. I'm usually fairly satisfied.
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Author: davyd
Date: 2013-10-24 21:18
Vandoren 4. I'm thinking that the next box should maybe be 3.5, though; can't really say why. (am using VD 5RV Lyre and Not Lyre mouthpieces)
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Author: William
Date: 2013-10-25 15:57
Currently playing Forestone reeds on all of my clarinets and saxophones. They let me play the music without having to play the reed first. Also Before all of this, I suffered for years with Vandoran V12's mostly, but also used Mitchell Lauri, Gonzales and others. FWIW, my mouthpiece has been a vintage "Chicago" Kaspar #14 since 1961, with a Charles
Bay "Ithica" custom on which Charlie copied my Kaspar facing. For jazz, I play on a Woodwind G8 mouthpiece customized by one of my former college clarinet professors, Dr Glenn Bowen.
Synthetic reeds are the reed of the future, and for me, that reed is Forestone.
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Author: okc4me
Date: 2013-10-25 18:08
Legere Quebec 3.75 (I like the Ontario and Signature Series too)
Cane reeds aren't playing well for me lately.
Mthpce: Wwind Co. B6 refaced by Kurtzweil
Ligature: Leatherature (Warren Cadwell) or any of the Rovners
Reeds: Legere 3.75 Quebec (Ontario or SS would be 2nd), Rue Lepic 3.5+ (had a horrible time getting cane reeds to work lately)
Backun Barrel and Be
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