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Author: Ashley91489
Date: 2006-10-18 22:23
What is the difference between student reeds and professional reeds?
And has anyone tried the reeds (w/ Chudnow staples) from the Mark Chudnow website? Thoughts?
Thanks!
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Author: cjwright
Date: 2006-10-19 01:20
I hate the S (the one with more metal.) It's stuffy, and hard to get a vibrant reed on. That said, I love the E, and always gets even sounding, smoother feeling reeds. People say the staples feel trumpety, but the way I scrape reeds I've never had this problem.
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Author: d-oboe
Date: 2006-10-19 12:26
I use the thinner looking ones...and they're great! I think they have gotten better since they first came out, though. My friend gave me some of her E staples (she was changing majors...giving up oboe :(....) that she bought 2-3 years ago...and they don't feel the same as the ones I bought within the year. Maybe it's just the teflon rings....maybe it's the tube design. Either way, the tubes I have bought myself are consistent. I get the same feel every time I start a new reed. (You know how on new cork staples, the reed always feels kind of "hard" and then with each new reed tied down, it gets easier...?)
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Author: ohsuzan
Date: 2006-10-19 14:18
Ashley --
I think different makers have different definitions of "student" reeds. Sometimes it means that the reed does not have all the refinements in the windows or the tip that would be noticeable to a more-experienced player -- a simpler scrape. Other times, it means it is not as resistant as the "pro" reed. Sometimes it is both of those things! Usually, the student reed is less-expensive, too.
My philosophy is that I want the best possible reed, from whatever maker I am using. That usually means the "pro" reed. Once you have come to the point where you can reliably sound all the notes on the instrument, there is no reason, imo, to fool around with anything else.
Susan
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