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Author: sonicbang
Date: 2017-06-22 02:23
I 've been playing these reeds for over a month and I thought somebody may be interested in a short review.
My first impression was really good regarding sound quality and response. My only concern was the strength. I have the 3.5 strength and I was not sure after the first couple of practice sessions if the strength will hold. Actually it did! I must mention at this point that the consistency is amazing. I got 7 concert quality reeds out of 10. From the rest, I could use 2 only for practising and I couldn't use 1 because if was too soft. So my girlfriend now using it:)
Until the end of this month I work in Germany and usually playing 2-3 one and a half hour performances each day, incuding many solo performances. I still have 4 great ones to play on.
I make reeds as well and know the challanges which a reed maker usually faces. The constant changing of the quality of tubes (even from the same supplier) is not an easy thing to handle. You need to have a design which accepts changes of the material to a certain extent. Design and material always should go hand in hand while you want to make as small compromises as possible. Not an easy task!
All in all, I'm really happy with these reeds and Im curious how long will they last. I whish there were a distributor here in Europe.
Mark (disc.: just a happy customer)
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Author: dorjepismo ★2017
Date: 2017-06-22 07:05
Mark, there's already been a thread on this, and pretty much everyone who participated really likes them. They're apparently made by someone in Germany, but according to Behn's specs. Great cane, excellent reeds. German reeds tend to have lower strength numbers for the same reeds, so that's relative. The Behns are fairly similar to Arundos "Carmen" reeds, with about a 1/2 difference in the strengths, though I think Behns have a bit better sound. Arundos is in Germany, and ships anywhere for Internet orders, very promptly.
If I mostly play one or two reeds, I don't have to do much or any work on them, and after a couple weeks of playing in rehearsals/performances, they start going downhill. But it's a great two weeks. Others' experiences will doubtless vary.
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Author: sonicbang
Date: 2017-06-22 17:52
Your are right, but I was not aware of that thread until now.
I know the Arundos reeds and was using them for about a year. However, I think that the cane Arundos uses and the material of the Aria reeds are quite different, regarding texture and density. The cane of Aria reeds reminds me to the Donati cane which is used by the Steuer company. I asked Brad about the cane source, but he said it's from France for sure although he didn't specify the plantation.
Mark
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