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Author: Tony F
Date: 2010-09-07 06:58
I recently decided to give Fibracell reeds a try. I've been using Legere and have tried Forestone as well. As my personal preferemce is for synthetic reeds rather than cane I felt that I needed to try all that are available in search of the perfect reed. Sadly, Fibracell isn't it. I've tried them in 2 thicknesses, medium and medium soft to bracket the 2.5 and 2.75 Legeres I normally play. I played them on several of my horns and on a wide range of mouthpieces from my collection, and for my style of playing, on my horns and on my mouthpieces, I found them to be harsh and inclined to shrillness in the upper register. I couldn't achieve the sweetness of tone that Legere and Forestone give me, and I found them to be inferior in all regards to Legere, Forestone and good cane.
Tony F.
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Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2010-09-07 21:44
Fibracell works for me.
Freelance woodwind performer
Post Edited (2010-09-08 15:34)
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Author: fruitbat
Date: 2010-09-08 11:58
Shrill and harsh-my experience. No matter if carbon, classic or the original. I tried for clarinet, tenor and alto sax.
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Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2010-09-09 01:46
The owner is located in California. After leaving Rico they contacted me, but we couldn't work out a deal as far as a partnership, or a high paid employee.
While I was there I took a few reeds amd reworked them. It made a world of difference. If you take the time to rework them they are really great for any type of playing except classical. They last a really long time. I still have a few from when I went to his business in 1998 and they actually still play.
They vibrate very well, almost sound like a cane reed, I often practice with them when I don't want to mess with finding a good cane reed. I probably have around 2500 hours on one of the reeds. They don't give as a cane reed does, so your mouth muscles will get a bit tired at first. When you switch to a cane reed, for me I love the cane sound perhaps due to the mouth muscles being built up.
Would I play these in an orchestra? No way - never never never!
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
Post Edited (2010-09-09 01:50)
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Author: jacoblikesmusic
Date: 2010-09-10 05:06
Fibracell doesn't work for me either on clarinet but it actually works okay on alto sax. It's not particularly fantastic but it works.
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Author: gigaday
Date: 2010-09-10 09:30
Has anyone tried Hahn reeds?
I think that the only place that you can get them in USA is SaxAlley
http://www.saxalley.com/reeds/reeds.html?SID=h28iqos61h545s9c4gig6u55n3&reed_type=202
I like them and have no commercial interest.
Tony
Post Edited (2010-09-10 09:32)
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