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Re: Reed Systems

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-05-26 15:55

Because plastic reeds still do not offer the same huge spectrum of colors and the wide tuning flexibility of cane.

I'd say, if you are using Vandoren V12s or V21s, you'd be doing yourself a favor to go through all of them over the course of a four to six days. Over the course of going through many, many batches of reeds, I have had reeds that started out as among the worst which in five days became among the best of the lot. And I have also had those that started among the best become the worst once fully hydrated.

The Vandoren V12s and V21s are like 'wild stallions.' They will continue to settle in a bit after the break-in process. But once you get into the second 'iteration' or so (of fully rotating through the good ones - generally 6 to 8 of a box) they remain consistent for quite a while.

I like the idea of plastic reeds (they certainly are a LOT cheaper) but they need to develop quite a bit yet before they compare to cane. Though I do keep some around in case of emergencies when the weather may drives my reeds into the ground.

...............Paul Aviles

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