Author: Dutchy
Date: 2006-10-07 20:29
I've never tried her reeds, but I'd like to point out that for beginners (like me), "responsive" is fine, we don't need nuances like "tone" or "stability" yet. :D If it just plays halfway decent, we're happy.
I've bought "student" reeds from a number of different people by this time, and I'm finding to my dismay that some of them tend to be stiff and stuffy, like the makers couldn't be bothered--for an $8 reed--to take the time to scrape down and thin the tip of the reed enough to make it responsive.
So "responsive" in an $8 reed would be good.
Also, everybody's embouchure is different; I had great problems with reeds from a Famous Maker, which I eventually had to send back for a refund.
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