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 Re: Reed brands and models
Author: fskelley 
Date:   2015-07-01 20:40

Hadn't looked here for a while.

Interesting EaubeauHorn- any or all brands? Yet another excuse for a tax deductible trip to Europe for you music pros?

I think (!) I am making some progress in my long long reed saga. Unsatisfying in some respects, but again I say, any result is a result. So I will report my recent experimentation and state my latest conclusions, subject to later update of course. Though as I slog my way through the options there seems to be less and less reason to think I might be missing something magic somewhere- that's good I think.

I got 3 new Legere Signatures off eBay for $10-$11 each, all from same seller. Too good a deal to pass up. Two 2.5 and one 2.25, the 2.25 was closer to right but I ATG adjusted all 3 considerably before it was over. A blast from the past (look up my previous years with Legere to know why I had abandoned them). Many things are different about my play and adjustment skills and understanding than back then. At first I was encouraged. That did not last. I played in front of a crowd on one once, it was OK. But they degraded quickly. I don't know how or why I kill Legeres, but I do. First they were not good enough for public play, then they weren't good enough for practice, and finally I took them out of my case as not even good enough for emergency backup. Just tried one of them yesterday, ugh. Never again. Other synthetics? maybe one day.

The 2 D'Addario Reserves were nice. But ultimately I prefer the tone and playing feel of the Vandoren traditional blues. I might one day try a full box of 10- sample size of 2 is not that great. The 2 started off playing identically, but soon one was better than the other. Consistency is mighty elusive in organic products, sigh.

So I am back with my Vandoren blues. When they are right, they are so good. I'm just trying to work out the best most reliable least effort least cost methods for using them. And I'm trying to sort out once and for all the right strength to buy. I really play something like a #2 strength, 2.5 and especially 3's I have to adjust way down. I do understand that a 3 sanded down to 2 strength is not the same as a 2 or an adjusted 2.5. But the "adjusting down" process is time consuming and ultimately costs me music progress, so I will work on minimizing it.

I press on.

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

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