Author: cjwright
Date: 2007-11-30 19:10
I make a lot of reeds for a lot of people, most of them who say they want "dark reeds". While I will admit that some like the fullness (more lower partials) from my RDG 2 shape, I rarely get comments like "ewe, these reeds are so bright!" I don't describe my reeds as dark, and in fact might lean toward the bright side.
Are all of these adjectives the same? "Darker - Covered - Rounder"
Are all of these adjectives the same? "Brighter - Piercing - Buzzy"
I think we often group these adjectives together, but I would describe my reeds as brighter, middle of covered and piercing, and rounder.
Finally, when I first started making reeds I had a huge list of questions for each reedmaker to help me get a sense of what they preferred. While some things might have helped, I found in general that people just want a reed that works WELL where they don't need to do much but stick it in and blow! This is particularly true since most of the people have day jobs, and aren't professionals, and therefore need an even better, more finished reed than a pro would because they're not necessarily in the best of shape (and need a reed that covers their insufficiencies.) This idea of functionality, as d-oboe so clearly points out, seems to be the top priority in a reed.
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