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Anyone playing Barré Mec reeds by Rigotti?

Author: Bog_Roll
Date: 2026-10-08 13:26

I recently bought two boxes of Barré Mec reeds by Rigotti, from my local supplier, one in strength 2, and the other, 2 1/2.

But each strength of reed is of a different style.

The 2 has full bark, and a normal curved cut, just like any old Rico orange box reed.

But the 2 1/2 has a "French file cut", with the bark scored straight across, and a section of bark removed, like a Vandoren blue box, or Rico Royal.

And the actual cut on the 2 1/2 is not really curved at all, but varies from reed to reed, being really jagged and irregular, as though someone hacked 'er off with a pocket knife!

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Re: Anyone playing Barré Mec reeds by Rigotti?

Author: Bog_Roll
Date: 2026-10-23 11:57

Well, judging by the overwhelming response to this thread, the answer would appear to be "No"...

Just in case anyone's interested, the strength 2 plays really well for me, on a 55 to 60 thou tip.

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