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 Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 5:15 am
OMG TO ALL YOU SAX PLAYERS: DO NOT USE RICO REEDS. NOT RICO, NOT RICO ROYAL, NOT RICO JAZZ. There is a reason that they are cheaper than all the other brands! They give you a thinner sound, and no playing strength whatsoever, nor do they train your tounge to become faster or stronger. I can not tell you how many sax players go playing with ricos for years before they audition for something and they dont make it because THEY USE A TERRIBLE REED AND HAVE BAD SOUND. If you switch reeds, it may be more difficult at first, but it will help you master your sound and you will sound better than ever before. I PROMISE.
And another thing, you should be moving up in reed thickness about 1/2 a size every year from the year that you start playing, or every 2 years. I have been playing for 6 years, and I play on Vandoren 3 1/2 or 4.
I do play alot of jazz, does anyone know a good brand of alto jazz mouthpieces or jazz reeds? PM me, because im leaving in 2 days for band camp, and without a channels application any more, i probably wont find my way back here in time. Thanks.
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Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:12 pm
Ashokan Farewell Nevira Shadowfire malachipony01 just wondering- what are the best reeds because i use a rico 2 1/2 and it work pretty well for me but some times it is hard to tune up because of my old hand-me-down sax that is over 30 years old! and how in the word do you make reeds? i have never heard of that! And making reeds... gonk I wouldn't recommend trying to make your own reeds unless you're bound and determined, have a ton of books on the subject, and are ready to play reeds that sound like crap until you manage to make a good one. It also involves a lot of sharp pointy objects. LOL. Unfortunately, you'd have to be really lucky to find a book that is good enough that you can learn to make good reeds from it. It's one of those arts that's passed on verbally. My mother taught me oboe reedmaking and then I studied with two different professional bassoon reedmakers. The problem with books is that even if there is a good one out there somewhere, you have to be really good at learning form books to do it. You actually studied reedmaking? eek That's pretty cool 3nodding When my mother went to college, there was a girl in her dorm that made her own clarinet reeds...or tried to. She'd throw the ones that didn't work out into the hall, and if someone was walking by when she did that they'd get bashed in the head by flying wood xD Mother collected the reeds that were thrown out and made desk accessories out of them rofl She only has the pencil holder left, though...
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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 2:29 pm
proud_filipino someone ever notice how the fresh new rico reeds taste pretty good.. Haha I remember the Rico taste.... They are pretty yummy. :] I used Rico's for a while, but I decided to switch over to the Vandoren V12's. I use strength 4... 3.5 if the music store is out of 4's. Rico's just don't get that full-bodied sound you get with better quality reeds. So I have this friend, Morgan, who switched to bass clarinet in 7th grade, and she hates the taste of reeds. So a couple months into the school year, she started soaking her reeds in sugar-free Kool Aid. xD It dyed them pink and everything, but nobody noticed until our 8th grade BD did a reed check towards the end of the year, lol Has anybody ever done something like this, or know somebody that has? I'm just curious. :]
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Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2007 7:16 pm
Nevira Shadowfire MoGgInArToR beckarch I use Rico. only brand i'll use. and i'm very specific about my reed cases. i like the ones that open and close like a tiny plastic trumpet case, but they open on the shorter ends. our BD cadet told me it's the best kind of case. thats the same for me except i have a horrible case. I have a reed case that's pretty awesome...except everyone calls it a cigarette case 'cuz, well...it looks like an antique metal cigarette case... sweatdrop it sounds nice to me
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:19 pm
Shorty-Nymph Well, I don't know anyone who uses a Mitchell Lurie brand reed, but i've also heard good things about them. I use michell Lurie. Size 3. It makes my tone sound so good whee . I was reccomended to use it by my band director, who is a clarinet player (so we're her favorite section xd ). I personally prefer the Mitchell Lurie over the vandoren, but that's just my opinion...
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Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:19 am
I've been playing clarinet for 5 years now and i just recently discovered michell lurie reeds. they play really really well. Even with size 3 or 3 and a half you still get a really nice warm sound. But my band director only lets us use vandoren >_<
the only problem i have with vandoren is that I'll buy a box of reeds and out of the 10 only 3 or 4 will work. the rest will all make a crappy airy sound and i have to push really hard to even get a note out
any suggestions on how to make these reeds work.
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Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:57 pm
The Curly Wonder I play Vandoren V-12 reeds strength 3 1/2, but I'm thinking of switching to Mitchell Lurie reeds because I've heard good things about them. Those are good reeds. They sound really good and last longer than some of the other brands. Thats what kind my school uses that or Rico. I use both Mitchell Lurie for my Bb Clarinet, strength 3 1/2 and Rico for my Contra-Bass Clarinet, strength 2 1/2
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Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2007 4:14 pm
 ummmmmmmm how come no one is online and is their anyone here that plays the clarinet???
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Posted: Sun Dec 09, 2007 3:33 pm
thechick999 ummmmmmmm how come no one is online and is their anyone here that plays the clarinet??? I play the clarinet.
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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 4:12 pm
Is there anyone out there who plays the oboe like me? sad
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:40 am
I play the oboe! I love it so much, even though reeds are a pain to pick out and dish out so much money for. I think I've finally learned what a good reed looks like and I've been playing for a couple of years.
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:19 am
ohcrapitskaty proud_filipino someone ever notice how the fresh new rico reeds taste pretty good.. Haha I remember the Rico taste.... They are pretty yummy. :] I used Rico's for a while, but I decided to switch over to the Vandoren V12's. I use strength 4... 3.5 if the music store is out of 4's. Rico's just don't get that full-bodied sound you get with better quality reeds. So I have this friend, Morgan, who switched to bass clarinet in 7th grade, and she hates the taste of reeds. So a couple months into the school year, she started soaking her reeds in sugar-free Kool Aid. xD It dyed them pink and everything, but nobody noticed until our 8th grade BD did a reed check towards the end of the year, lol Has anybody ever done something like this, or know somebody that has? I'm just curious. :] Oooh! I like the taste of new reeds! Though most of my friends think they taste disgusting... I like to soak my reeds in Listerine every now and then. It kills the bacteria and makes them taste nice =]
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 1:01 pm
hermionelove101 heart You are too young to know what love is...Yes, they are a really good brand!!!! I love using Mitchell Lurie reeds...They are of a really good quality and you can use a 3 or 3 1/2 and still sound really good...
As for Bassoon reeds...what'a a good store-bought brand??? The Jones reeds I use are really horrible...I either use a hard or medium hard, and the medium hards are really hard and the hards get mushy too fast...I need help!!!!!!!!! ...But you are old enough to know how you feel heart The Curly Wonder I play Vandoren V-12 reeds strength 3 1/2, but I'm thinking of switching to Mitchell Lurie reeds because I've heard good things about them.
Well, no matter what you do, you should learn to alter your reeds. (trimming, adjusting wires, etc.) If you need help with that or don't know what equipment to get, justlet me know.
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:15 pm
kitsune_rose09 I play the oboe! I love it so much, even though reeds are a pain to pick out and dish out so much money for. I think I've finally learned what a good reed looks like and I've been playing for a couple of years. Me too! This lady gave me a bad reed though, but it was her first day there I think =/. And they also gave me a clarinet cleaning swab and told me it was the same for an oboe, which i doubted, but I tried it and it doesn't go through the head joint D;
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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 2:16 pm
My teacher usually makes my reeds, only I haven't had a lesson in maybe a month? So yeah.
I play bassoon, and I was wondering what brands of bassoon reeds other bassoon players prefer
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