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 Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:42 am
wow... i've wanted to make my own oboe reeds, though i haven't any time (maybe during the summer hopefully). but yeah, i usually buy my reeds on amazon.com...
has any1 ever played on a flavored reed???
My BD told me that they were bad for my sax but I'm still interested.
The only flavores i know about are spearmint and cinnimon.
well, my friend (plays sax) has a bubblegum-flavored thingy that you can dip your reeds into and she says that it tastes great, but i don't think it hurts the instrument
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:22 pm
Atekius o_O How interesting.. I just asked this question.. xD I've started to make reeds recently ^^~ They're pretty stress-relieving. how the heck do you make a reed?? i just buy gonzalla's. they're from like argentina. they are super fly. better than stupid rico's and the ok vandorens. believe me i''ve tryed them all.
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 6:24 pm
ilovechrist5 wow... i've wanted to make my own oboe reeds, though i haven't any time (maybe during the summer hopefully). but yeah, i usually buy my reeds on amazon.com... has any1 ever played on a flavored reed???
My BD told me that they were bad for my sax but I'm still interested.
The only flavores i know about are spearmint and cinnimon.well, my friend (plays sax) has a bubblegum-flavored thingy that you can dip your reeds into and she says that it tastes great, but i don't think it hurts the instrument HOLY CRAP!! they have spearmint flavored reeds? at what stores? or where do you get the things to flavor them with? and yeah, like you said, hdo they hurt the instrument?
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:01 pm
THANK GOD for this thread!
This is my first year playing alto sax, and I play on Rico Royal 2 1/2's.
Before reading this, I thought all reeds were the same. (I could tell the difference between single and double reeds. I wasn't that stupid.)
I certainly was wrong about that, wasn't I?
xp
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Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 11:03 pm
I will probably be learning how to make my own oboe reeds this summer. At the moment, I just buy them from my private lesson teacher.
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 7:37 am
i play clarinet and because i am first chair on lvs 4-5 my band director told me to use a vandoren 4 and its working great i can get up to high high G and it sounds good.
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Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 4:17 pm
D: oboe reeds are a pain
-dies-
-.- i hate making them but they sound SOOO much better than any one you can buy....
clarinet reeds are easier -nods-
and no if you get the professional stuff for your reeds it won't hurt
my friend has spearmint stuff that flavors your reeds and is supposed to be good for your instrument (how??? idk....)
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:35 pm
Oh, what's the best type of reed? I use Vandorean, but I have some extra Rico Royals just in case I or someone else needs them. 3nodding (I have like, ten bajillion reeds in my sax case, I'll never be out. xd )
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 7:39 pm
sorry i play the friut. (flute) no reeds involved. the flutes are going to take over the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 12:03 am
Reeds are life. <3
I remember one time we were marching in a square in the band hall and the person behind me was to close and the person in front of me was too close, and we were all backwards marching so as you can probably guess we crashed and fell. Dx I kid you not when I say the first thought that ran through my head was, 'OH s**t, MY REED!' I managed to stab my friend in the neck as I was going down, and checked my reed before I checked on her. XD
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Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2008 7:06 pm
I got braces today...
but I played my saxophone anyway. <3 My BD was like, "...Woah...are you crazy or something?" Surprisingly, it didn't hurt (I didn't have any pain meds either until like, an hour ago.).
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:05 pm
Chamudeous THANK GOD for this thread! This is my first year playing alto sax, and I play on Rico Royal 2 1/2's. Before reading this, I thought all reeds were the same. (I could tell the difference between single and double reeds. I wasn't that stupid.) I certainly was wrong about that, wasn't I? xp *flicks you on the nose* NO! BAD ALTO! BAD! No more Ricos! The only good type of ricos are Hemkes (silver box...purple patterens with hemke written in cursive) Use those, or some form of Vandoran (I recomend V-16s) There is an amazing difference between these reeds and Ricos.
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:06 pm
Terra of the Lilies I got braces today...
but I played my saxophone anyway. <3 My BD was like, "...Woah...are you crazy or something?" Surprisingly, it didn't hurt (I didn't have any pain meds either until like, an hour ago.). Hmm...when I got braces, playing hurt like a mother...what music were you playing?
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:38 pm
Shorty-Nymph I play clarinet too, and use a size 3 reed. I changed reeds recently and now it sounds really airy...and I don't like it sad i so know what you mean..i play tenor sax..my BD told me i should switch to 3's but he wasnt going to order them so i had to go out and buy them myself this last weekend..i tried to practice today and i sound really weird but it seems easier for some reason..idk y
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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 8:43 pm
[sins.are.tragedies] My band director gives me my reeds for free, and if I somehow get the money for private lessons, I'll be making my own someday.
I use Emerald oboe reeds. i wish i could get reeds for free he charges me 2.50 a reed..it sucks..
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