Author: David Eichler
Date: 2024-04-28 06:08
donald wrote:
> I used to play the Rico Reserve Classic (Purple box) 4+ and
> found them about the same strength as V12 3.5+. I still have a
> couple of unopened boxes of 4.5 somewhere (too hard for my
> current mouthpiece).
I am talking about the Rico Reserve, not the Rico Reserve Classic, which I believe was a french file cut, like the Vandoren traditional. Based on one box only, I find the Rico Reserve (Morré shape) #3.5 to be similar in strength to a Vandoren #3.5 traditional, Rue Lepic #4, and between a V12 #3.5 and #4. So, I am trying to find out if the current D'Addario #3.5 Reserve Classic is similar in strength to the old Rico Reserve (not the Rico Reserve Classic), or to a Vandoren #3.5 traditional, if you are not familiar with the D'Addario reeds but have used the old Rico Reserves. I have looked at various reed strength charts, but these aren't always that accurate, even accounting for box-to-box variations.
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