Flying Goose Reeds

[DukeCity]

So I'm wandering around on the eBay this morning and stumble on these. (http://cgi.ebay.com/Flying-Goose-Tenor-Saxophone-Reeds-10_W0QQitemZ200234298283QQihZ010QQcategoryZ16234QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

http://www.1-violin-violin-case.com/images/335-3556_IMG.jpg

I don't know about you, but "Flying Goose" isn't really the sound I'm going for (most of the time). :D

[BYOB]

Lol. My friend who tried one said that they were horrible.

[Pete Thomas]

I have not tried them myself, but I have seen some good reports of these so maybe consistency is not their main point. I'll look out for some to try out and post a review when I get time.

[cjpts]

Is it wrong that I'm getting rather sceptical of Chinese products?!

I'd expect as many playing reeds in a million as the number of dents on my car made by a flying Albatross!! :D

[johnnysax]

I have not tried them myself, but I have seen some good reports of these so maybe consistency is not their main point.
In my experience consistency is not the main point of any brand of reed.

[Pete Thomas]

In my experience consistency is not the main point of any brand of reed.

To me it is not the main point, but a factor when it comes to how much you pay for them. I'd pay more for a consistently good reed such as Alexander or Rico Plasticover, but in the end it's not much different to paying less for a box and throwing a few more bad ones away. I'm mostly happy either way to be honest.

[danarsenault]

The ones I have seem appropriately named. But you can expect them to get better. The Chinese are like that.

[Coolie]

I would like to try them out but one thing that worries me is the amount of pesticides etc with which theses reeds might be contaminated. But perhaps that is a general aspect of cane reeds, regardless of where they come from.

[retread]

Gonzalez and Zonda reeds are claimed to be pesticide, herbicide, and chemical free. They do, however, use worm humus and goat manure.
http://www.argendonax.com.ar/plantaciones_en.asp