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 Re: Dying duck sound(and other questions)
Author: kelloboe 
Date:   2006-02-16 18:10

Thumbs up to Fox reeds. During my first lesson with my teacher (a local high school band director), he asked me what brand reed I played, I told him and he told me to put it away. He handed me a soaked Fox medium soft reed and told me to play. I couldn't believe the difference that reed made. It wasn't a battle of me against the reed. He had me look at the tips of several new Fox reeds and observe whether they were too open or too closed or opened more to one side or the other. We discussed the impact that had on their playability. When buying, I now review 10 to 15 reeds at a time and may only selecct 1 or 2 that meet my "playability" criteria. The reed, in my case, has made all the difference. Now that I have been playing for almost a year, I make a point of pulling out some of my less-forgiving reeds (I have over a dozen - ouch$$$$) and push myself to play and adjust to their unfavorable characteristics. You never know when you might be playing with a less-than-ideal reed. I hope to transfer to a college level instructor who makes his or her own reeds - maybe then I can tweek my stash of misc. reeds! Kelly
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