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Re: anyone tried or using the

Author: EricBlack
Date: 2021-02-15 19:19

I did a review on the full D’Addario Reserve lineup a while ago. With my mouthpiece (BD5) at the time it was my least favorite reed of the bunch. To me, it seems the reed was designed to add a little bit more warmth and cover to resonant mouthpieces. Probably due to that, I just couldn’t get the kind of focus I wanted in the sound with my mouthpiece combination. I found myself subconsciously using an increasing amount of embouchure pressure to achieve it, but that of course only acted to hamper its otherwise good response and articulation. Eventually I tested my hypothesis and tried the reed on a mouthpiece where the focus and resonance was a little more “baked in” and the reed functioned much better and even helped balance out the sound. It was an entirely different playing experience. I’d be curious to know what mouthpiece you are using with this reed! And, just in case, I don’t mean for this to be negative reflection on the reed, just that one’s response to it would probably be very mouthpiece dependent! More so than other cuts of reed.

The full review is here if you’re curious: https://youtu.be/bboGSAVZNL0

Post Edited (2021-02-15 19:21)

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