Favorite Reed 3

[kerry]

Well, Ive seen a few poles on favorite reeds in the past that havent gone so well. Im going to try to give everyone a lot of options on this one. I think it would be interesting in the end to know which reed is the most popular. Even though reeds are different for everyone, and even every mpc, lets see what people gravitate to. Hopefully everyone participates and we can get good response

Here are 20 more reeds out there that wouldnt fit in this Thread (links below). I left the option of other brands again in case someone didnt want to jump to the other thread link listed below to vote.

thread 1 http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?p=924232#post924232
thread 2 http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?t=93146
thread 3 http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?t=93151

[SMOOTHJAZZ]

has anyone tried the ponzol reeds?

[kerry]

i have never played them, I know wwand bw carries them. I liked ponzols mpc's, and wouldnt mind trying a reed eventually

[sycc]

ponzol makes a good reed. I have them in soprano and baritone. I really love hemke and brancher operas.

[jicaino]

gonzalez. super consistency, great quarter fine grading, killer reeds. You can take a new never opened box to a concert and you'll find 80% of your reeds are excellent (that's if you nailed the right grading) and 2 of them you can either toss away (they're cheap!) or adjust to be perfect. They last a little less than other reeds, but you don't have to wait for them to be willing to give a full sound like you are bound to with other brands.

[kerry]

gonzalez. super consistency, great quarter fine grading, killer reeds. You can take a new never opened box to a concert and you'll find 80% of your reeds are excellent (that's if you nailed the right grading) and 2 of them you can either toss away (they're cheap!) or adjust to be perfect. They last a little less than other reeds, but you don't have to wait for them to be willing to give a full sound like you are bound to with other brands.


Im gonna have to give these a try. Interesting post. Id love a reed thats ready to go if it works out for me.

[BariMelt]

I tried the Ponzol reeds for bari b/c they were for sale on wwbw at a very discounted price. (less than $2 per reed I think) I was not very impressed with them. They seemed a bit stuffy and like they never quite became broken in. There were five in the order and none of them really played well for me. That was probably 3 years ago, I be willing to try them again if I found them at a good price. They were serviceable for practicing at the house, just not gig worthy.

[raysaxpauley]

has anyone tried the ponzol reeds?

i have used the ponzol reeds they all playable but 2 of 5 were really stuffy but the other 3 played great, i would say similar to a gonzalez.

[raysaxpauley]

gonzalez. super consistency, great quarter fine grading, killer reeds. You can take a new never opened box to a concert and you'll find 80% of your reeds are excellent (that's if you nailed the right grading) and 2 of them you can either toss away (they're cheap!) or adjust to be perfect. They last a little less than other reeds, but you don't have to wait for them to be willing to give a full sound like you are bound to with other brands.

i second this

[Tobias]

Ever tried Flavor Reed? I like Blueberry taste good and makes lips and tongue blue