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Re: Synthetic reed for beginner?

Author: nellsonic
Date: 2017-09-17 23:18

Tom Ridenour recommends it, but considering how much trouble young beginners sometimes have learning to line up a cane reed correctly, I'm not sure how much the extra precision required for a synthetic reed would take away from the possible benefits. Also, unless he has something unusual going on he should probably be moving up reed strengths in relatively quick succession. My high school students sometimes use synthetic reeds on the Debut for marching band, but the results are never as good as with cane.

It's been a long time since I used Mitchell Lurie reeds but it is possible that you might see some better results from another brand. The Mitchel Luries of old seemed to get water logged quickly and if that's still the case might make them less than ideal for even a beginner.

My beginners use Juno reeds (made by Vandoren) and then switch to Vandorens when they max out on the reed strengths available with Junos. This usually also about the time that they are ready to appreciate a better quality reed with a thicker heart.

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