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Re: Bravo reeds?

Author: fskelley
Date: 2016-09-20 18:54

I ordered a box of 5 Bravo 2.5's through Amazon about a month ago. I tested one for a short while, and even trimmed and ATG adjusted- which helped. But I immediately returned the box through Amazon for full credit. I carefully marked the returned box as "only 1 reed played- other 4 still in box new and untouched"- so perhaps they didn't all end up wasted in the trash.

I found the Bravo to play quite well in chalumeau and clarion, and lower altissimo up to about D6 [D6]

. But it just would not go higher- best I ever got was about G6 [G6]

. By contrast- Legere 2.25's routinely play up to C7 [C7]

- at least until they die on me (which is another long story)- but up to A6 [A6]

is "never" an issue. So I simply said on my return that the Bravo did not perform as advertised- as a reasonable substitute for cane or other brands of synthetics- nothing in the description or reviews suggested a range limitation.

Some time ago I reported on a $20 "noname" clarinet I bought off that auction site, which I think is a Helmke. That horn came with a noname mouthpiece which I found played the Bravo reed (and since then other reeds) better in high altissimo. Still not good, but better than my usual 5RV Lyre. So I got some benefit out of the experimentation.

I'll report on my Forestone experiment on a Forestone thread. But looks like I'm still on Marca cane- or perhaps one day back to Legere.

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

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