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Re: Plastic "synthetic" reeds

Author: Tom H
Date: 2020-01-31 02:04

I bought one maybe 15 years ago for $15 U.S. It was too hard. I ruined it by trying to shave it down with my trusty pen knife I've used for 40+ years. Guess that's not a good idea.
I bought another one 2 years ago for $25 CAD. Store guy said get one that's 1/2 a size softer than the wood reed you use. Worked OK. It's fussy. Has to be lined up absolutely perfectly on mouthpiece or it plays stuffy and other problems. I also find that spit tends to get between the reed & facing much more than with wooden reeds. I would not use it when at rehearsals or performing. But for practice on my student clarinet, it sure beats paying $25 for a box of 10 Vandorens (and finding maybe 5 good ones).

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