Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2011-01-03 03:42
Hi Paula --
I just took a look at the site you mentioned, and I would have some serious reservations about these reeds.
First of all, he makes every style of reed in the world -- American, French, German, wired, not wired, A=440, A=443, etc.
This tells me right away that this is not someone who is selling the reeds he himself would play -- if he plays at all. He may be sort of more like a carpenter or a model-builder than an oboist.
Second, the price of 3 reeds for $22 is just plain too good to be true. I do not know of any reputable reedmaker who is selling a high-quality handmade reed for much less than about $20 EACH.
If you already ordered these, I hope they work out -- let us know! If you haven't ordered them, my suggestion is DON'T.
Susan
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