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Author: TomS
Date: 2018-04-21 19:04
I dug out some Juno reeds I purchased, out of curiosity, a few years ago. I've been playing a VD M15-13 series for a few months and I was curious and have been trying many different cut and brands of reeds.
I like the M15, a lot.
Was delighted (although they were a bit soft) how well they played with the M15 and what an easy and relaxed response these had, while maintaining a pretty good sound. Don't know if I will continue the use, but if I had only these reeds, I could play happily.
Just wondering if any non-beginners are secretly using these reeds?
Tom
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Author: Speculator Sam
Date: 2018-04-21 21:11
I'm a novice, but everytime I got my bass clar. Repajred from my rental company they always left an unopened #2 Juno or Rico reed in the case. It's nice of them but the Juno reed always seems to be dead and stuffy to me. I haven't worked on them yet, maybe that might help.
Maybe Juno's not the best bass reed. I do like the Ricos student reeds for Soprano clarinet, they seem to have a "bite" in their timbre. If only they'd last me more than two weeks.
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Author: TomS
Date: 2018-04-21 22:30
Haven't tried them on Bass or any other instrument ... and I had limited luck with them on other MPs ... it just seems that the Juno cut works remarkably well with the Vandoren M15, for me ...
Makes me think that the Juno reeds might find their way into use by more experienced players. I don't think they are "junk" ...
The thinner reed cut combined with a long facing, as found on the M15, seems to work well, as more of the reed vibrates (?).
I wonder if the Behn Aria reeds are a little lighter profile than the Vandoren Blue Box reeds? If so, could be a winner with the M15 ...
I'm all for experimenting ... I might be playing a Selmer HS* with a LaVoz medium hard, next week ... currently as a non-symphonic/non pro, I can freely mess with the entire range of equipment, without being afraid of altering my sound and tuning, and the conductor and other members of the ensemble might find to be a problem ...
Tom
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Author: GBK
Date: 2018-04-21 22:55
As a teacher, we were sent a bunch of these when they first came out.
They were fine for students. Thinner cut promoted a quick response with little effort. They seemed to run a bit in the softer side.
Their useful life seemed fairly limited. I actually used them once on an outdoor orchestral pops concert just as an experiment. I just slapped one on and played, didn't bother with any break-in period, and they worked fine, although a bit thin in sound.
As a pro, if you need a quick one-time emergency reed that will last for a short time, these might be okay.
...GBK
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Author: TomS
Date: 2018-04-22 02:38
The Juno reeds (I'm using #3.5) are amazingly consistent out of the box and play well, but they ARE a tiny bit "thinner" sounding ... not as dense or with the weight as some Blue Box or Pilgerstorfger Dolce, for example. And they do run about 1/4 strength lower than the Blue Box, but the Dolce are even softer ....
Wonder if someone took the care and break-in with these reeds if they would give longer service?
Might be just a thing with the M15 (works good with M30-lyre, too). Medium open, long facing might be the trick ...
I can get away with somewhat softer reeds during warmer months ... this winter I've been using VD 56 Rue Lepic #3.5+ on the M15 ...
As an "old man", always looking for something easier, less effort and more relaxation.
I probably need to post some sound bytes to support all my ramblings ...
Tom
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