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Author: gavalanche20
Date: 2018-07-17 23:21
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Hi all,
I just purchased a box of Daddario reserve classic reeds through Amazon. When I opened the box I noticed that the printing on the reeds are different to what I’ve been seeing on Reserve Classics I’ve purchased previously. I’ve attached a couple pictures of the box and some reeds, as well as a side by side of one of the new reeds against a Reserve Classic i bought previously.
Is the word “D’Addario” no longer being stamped on Reserve reeds, or could I possibly have a counterfeit box? I’m concerned also because these boxes, which claimed to be fulfilled and shipped by Amazon, were available for a much, much lower price than normal, which I thought was interesting but I’d seem similar situations where I’d gotten legit reeds, and the price was low enough that I might as well give it a go.
EDIT: The reeds themselves seem quite playable, out of three reeds all have played decently out of the box and one is very good so far. I should note however that this was a box of 4s, and it is my very first time purchasing reeds of that strength as I normally play 3.5s, if that matters.
Post Edited (2018-07-17 23:24)
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Author: fernie121
Date: 2018-07-18 13:32
Can’t really say if they are counterfeit or not, but it’s happenes to me too many times with other products for it not to be a real concern. Is there no way to check the authenticity of Daddario products? I think vandoren has a code that you can input to check.
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Author: rdc
Date: 2018-07-20 17:06
The reeds you purchased are earlier stock. The Reserve Classics were imprinted that way when they first came out. The ones with D'Addario on them came later. The extra aging of the cane may make them better! (Or not!)
I suppose it's possible that D'Addario is returning to the earlier imprinting style, but I doubt it.
R. Chest
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Author: gavalanche20
Date: 2018-07-20 19:28
Okay, thanks for the responses guys, it's reassuring to know that these are legit. The box has indeed been playing very well for me so far. If they indeed were earlier stock then that would explain why Amazon had them so cheap, only eight Canadian bucks!
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