Forum: Reeds

Does anyone know where I can buy hahn reeds? Tim at Sax Alley said he won't be getting anymore in stock. Any info would be great. Thanx.

hey anyone have their time with these reeds these rigotti gold before. If thy can mtch up to alexander quality with much lower price iwould love to get a piece of these reds. I mean they are calling themselves te worlds finest cane so i am very interested in buying some when i get some legeres.

I think I want a synthetic reed for my sop for church services. When leaving and coming back on the stage I will not have time to wet my reed again. I have been using a Java 3, lately, but my emb gets really tired pretty quickly so I think I will take it down to a 2, maybe a 2.5. What synthetic...

Hey everybody...does anybody know the quality of plastic reeds? i want to try them out but they are pretty expensive compared to the good old fashioned reeds. will i still get a good tone out of my sax if i use them? thanks!!

I have only seen one thread here about Benz Reeds. Just ran across them in a WWBW catalog I received in the mail today. $49.99 for 5 Tenor Reeds? Whoa! :yikes!: Does anyone have extended experience with these reeds? - How long do they last? - Are they really that consistent?

I have a brand I feel is just GRAND, but in the last year I have found myself gradually increasing reed strenth. I play the new stregth, and I find myself going away from my darker necks, and to my brigher necks. I feel like this strenth increase is really building the core of my tone. We...

Hi, I find my House Blend to be very picky with reeds. So far, Vandoren Javas (both Red and Green) in a #3 are the most free-blowing choice but they don't really give me the sound I'm looking for. Which reeds do you recommend to match the best with the House Blend? What reeds does Erik G play...

Has anyone ever seen/used one of these? It sounds too good to be true... is it? http://www.wwbw.com/Reed-Pro-Reed-Holder-i81376.music

This was retrieved from http://www.jazzbarisax.com/reeds.php I am particularly interested in a substance that makes the reed stay consistent the next time it is played. Some people also choose to seal their reeds. There are several methods for this. One involves rubbing the reed surfaces,...

I'm looking into playing tenor. I should be renting a horn in October. I currently use medium Bari plastic reeds with a Meyer mouthpiece on a Selmer Mark VI alto. A friend said I should use soft cane reeds (La Voz or Vendoren, #2?) for tenor as the embouchure is different. I think Bari plastic...

Hi, I've been playing for about 20 years but never really given reed prep much (any) thought. I used to play La Voz Mediums straight out the box. Occasionally some felt harder than others, but I'd usually be able to tame them with patience. I've changed, recently, to RSJ because - when they...

I just got an e-mail from the Vandoren newsletter: http://img-ak.verticalresponse.com/media/d/4/a/d4a762e867/7dbf959164/14e9466ab5/library/Magic%20Reed-coming%20soon%20image.gif?__nocache__=1 That's all that is shown. Does anyone know anything more about this? The vandoren site is no help.

Hi everybody, I've been playing on 3.5 Vandoren Javas for about 8 months or so. At first, it was on a Selmer which sounded like crap, but I finally got a jazzier mouthpiece. I like the tone a lot better, but I feel like it's not maximizing the tone I could get out of it. For those who use a Meyer...

Early last week I received a reviewing pack of the new 2nd generation Forestone reeds from Lars Heuseler marketing director of Forestone. Let me say right off that I’m a pretty staunch natural cane man. I have used synthetics mostly on soprano and alto during performances because I play tenor 70%...

i am looking to swtich to Vandoren V16 from LA-vaz hard i know that Vandoren reeds are harder usally so my ? is I am on Hard La vaz now and like them (if i could have some thing in between hard and med it would be perfct) so what strength do I need to get of the Vandoren V16......P.S i primarily...

Hi ! I was looking at my reeds and I think they need a bit of cleaning. They are Rico Select Jazz. I heard some telling me to soak them in a mouth wash solution and others to soak them in rubbing alcohol. Which one is the best ? And how to do it ? Does it ''resuscitate'' the reeds ? thanks

Okay. I'm using Fibracells on alto and they're good but not entirely the sound I'm looking for. I found a Plasticover I used to play on, and the bottom has all these small dents on the bottom. When I played it recently (although I have said this before somewhere), it was like the mouthpiece didn't...

I want artificial reeds to work and work well. I really do. Lord knows, it would solve a lot of problems. I play a fibracell on my bari because it lasts long, and beats out 70% of the cane I've tried to put on in terms of tone robustness and responsiveness, and I'm not made of money... I...

I recently started using the system with very good results with clarinet reeds. I've only had time so far to try it on one tenor sax reed in the middle of a rehearsal, I was rushed, took off too much material and ended up with a very willing and controllable reed, but without any balls. My fault,...

nowadays i feel that the consistency of rjs reed is so bad...... their reed now play half strength harder , and alot of bad reeds. i opened 4 box of tenor 3S and only half is playable, the other half is stuffy and stiff. i think i should give up on these reeds.

I used to use a good one in Aus , what are the reccomendations for the UK? Reeds direct are more expensive than my ( not so local ) music shop . Thanks

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I couldn't find what I remember to be the "new products" location. Has anyone tried the Vandoren Hygrocase (http://www.vandoren.com)? It seems like this method of storage would cause a great deal of mold. I'm looking into this because...

title. when are they worn out to you guys? Just wondering cause I trow them away when they get a brownish mark on inside all the way to the end of the reed. is that to soon?

So today I was told I needed to play on a 4 (Vandoren blue box, just FYI) instead of a 3 1/2. I actually usually do, but my director was like "You don't need to go to that extreme" when we happened to see my opening a reed with a 4 on the back. Well I don't really care about playing on 4's, but my...

Hey all, Im planning on getting some alexander supriels for the alto. I have been playing on vandoren blue box 3's but what I really want is a 3.25 Do alexanders run harder or softer than vandorens/ what strength should I go for?

Can someone explain the differences between Rigotti, Francois Louis, Queen, and Roberto's Winds alto reeds in terms of tone and response? I've read that they are all from the same cane and have great consistency, but I'd like to get an idea of their attributes in order to decide which ones to...

I tried Vandoren V16 reeds and I really liked the sound of them more than anything else that I've played. The music store near me doesnt carry V12's. How do they compare to V16's?

Hey guys I am wondering how do the F.L. reeds stack up playing and strength wise to Vandoren JAVA's on Alto and Tenor. Thanks Guys.

Hi everyone. I just bought my first tenor -- a yamaha yts52. I just started playing on a conn 21m alto about year ago with vandoren traditional 2.5 reeds. I like to play jazz, in particular bossa nova. What would be your reed recommendation? Thanks, -John

Hey guys, I've been noticing a huge difference in reed prices in comparison to what I see around here or around online stores. Thing is, personally I use Vandoren Java Reds, & its pretty hard to obtain where I am in Malaysia. A box of 10 would cost RM190 in Malaysia from the authorised...

What do you think about them, for me they are fantastic

I like the rico Royal or Orange if they are good ones .Are these Gonzales similar in any way? Also Thought about Superial yellow box also. I need to score some good reeds . The last 10 reeds I've tried have been the worst!

I received one from a friend and it seemed to play very well (this is alto btw), but after a week of playing the reed began to feel 2 strengths softer. I have a BARI star medium. I also noticed that their website advertises them as being bronze colored but they're all clear/black. Does anyone else...

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What are your guys' opinion on it? I'm trying out a Vandoren A28 once it ships to my house, and along with that I ordered a box of 3 1/2 Vandoren V12s for Alto Sax. Currently I play on a Meyer 5M with Vandoren Traditionals 3, and the 3s are too soft now. Would the 3 1/2s work with the Vandoren...

Just wondering if anyone knows how these would compare in strength. Tenor if it makes a difference. Thanks.

Just curious-are Soprano reeds the same size as Clarinet reeds?

This thread is mostly about the art/science of reed-matching to a particular mouthpiece. I suppose, I am looking for ways to minimize the inherent cost of buying various brands of reeds to find 'the one'. What sorts of attributes in a mouthpiece would make a certain reed play better than another?...

This topic has been discussed on numerous occassions. However, I'd like to resurect it and get feedback from newcomers and opinions that may have changed over the years. The filed reeds have been factory worked to save us the trouble of putting our unproffesional workmanship on reeds by...

As far as I can tell, these reeds are the same, except the color of the boxes. My teacher recommeneds the green box and said that he didn't know much about the red box. What is the difference between these? Vandoren Java Red Tenor Sax Reeds (Box of 5)...