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Author: Lanie
Date: 2014-04-20 06:57
It seems accurate for the strength and brands I play. I play on Gonzalez FOF 3.25 and I used to play Vandoren Traditional 3.5. My parents bought me my box of Gonzalez reeds for Christmas and I feel that they tend to run a tiny bit softer than the Vandoren Traditionals. Not enough of a difference for me to abandon the box though, they are great reeds and I have been using the same four since I opened the box, all of them play great. I bought one box V12s a few years ago and don't care much for them. They seem to be exactly the same as the traditional to me and they weren't worth the money.
I am a HS senior, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. I may be completely wrong.:/
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Author: Ursa
Date: 2014-04-20 18:19
For strength 3.0, at least, the strength chart is dead-on accurate between F.O.F, Vandoren Traditional, and V12.
The Rico/Rico Royal/Plasticover section of the chart is, however, quite off the mark.
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Author: ThatPerfectReed
Date: 2014-04-20 20:26
Greg...I'm not sure who's "3" strength you are referring to.
Are you saying that you find Gonzales 2.75's pretty close to Vandoren V12's "3s"?
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Author: Ursa
Date: 2014-04-20 21:51
I should've said an FOF 3.0. I imagine that if Vandoren made the V12 in strength 3.25, they'd match up closely to an FOF 3.0.
I haven't tried the FOF in 2.75; for me, the 3.0's are just perfect. But if I were looking to move from the V12 3.0, the FOF 2.75 is the one I would try first.
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Author: Ursa
Date: 2014-04-21 18:02
TPR: I'd buy V12 in 3.0, as they stiffen up (annoyingly) during the life of the reed.
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