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 Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:00 pm
lost_dreamer15 I play on a size 3 reed (clarinet). Sometime I want to get a flavored reed but I'll have to special order it through my BD (there aren't any music stores in my town).Does anyone know if those are even any good? No, no, no, no, no! Reeds are made of dead plant matter. Saliva is designed to break down dead plant/animal matter. This is why reeds wear out over time (this is mainly a double reed problem, by the way). Flavored reeds speed up the process. And after the flavor dies, they taste worse than normal reeds. Also, while I'm at it: fiberglass/plastic reeds. Bad. Sure, you don't have to soak them, and they last forever, but they are worse for tone than the previously stated hard reeds and ninjas combined! There is another oboeist scheduled for a lesson at the same time as me, right across the hall. He uses a fiberglass reed. One day, I realized he was playing the same piece I was, but the sound was so different it was like comparing a chickadee to a dying cow. Without exaggerating at all!
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Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:02 pm
Here's a joke for you reed players (including myself):
How many [insert reed instrument here] players does it take to screw in a lightbulb? Only one, but they have to look through the whole box to find the perfect one.
It's kind of sad how well that joke applies to me. :'D
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 7:18 am
Squire Felix lost_dreamer15 I play on a size 3 reed (clarinet). Sometime I want to get a flavored reed but I'll have to special order it through my BD (there aren't any music stores in my town).Does anyone know if those are even any good? No, no, no, no, no! Reeds are made of dead plant matter. Saliva is designed to break down dead plant/animal matter. This is why reeds wear out over time (this is mainly a double reed problem, by the way). Flavored reeds speed up the process. And after the flavor dies, they taste worse than normal reeds. Also, while I'm at it: fiberglass/plastic reeds. Bad. Sure, you don't have to soak them, and they last forever, but they are worse for tone than the previously stated hard reeds and ninjas combined! There is another oboeist scheduled for a lesson at the same time as me, right across the hall. He uses a fiberglass reed. One day, I realized he was playing the same piece I was, but the sound was so different it was like comparing a chickadee to a dying cow. Without exaggerating at all! Actually, I think the tone quality of plastic reeds depends on the player. My friend plays sax and uses one, and he kicks major booty xd Or it could just be the brand... kinda like how regular reed brands differ. (Like comparing Rico to Mitchell Lurie.)
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Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 3:42 pm
hmmm i use vandoren reeds 3 and 3 1/2 . i hate 3 1/2 since i cant hold out notes as long as i can on a 3 and i end up not being able to play as loud on a 3 1/2 too. my band direction says to try and use a black vandoren 3 1/2 but i still need to go buy them. the only problem is they cost more >.< (i guess thats what you get for being a reed instrument >.<)
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 9:56 pm
Well, I just started to play reed this year- I swiched from flute to bass clarinet- so I'm not to knolegable in that area>.
I had no idea you can make reeds. Will someone teach me how to? Anyways, does anyone know the best kind of reeds to use? And the average price of a good reed? And what's up with the whole reed strength? I don't undrestand sweatdrop
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 6:12 am
i play clarinet and reeds are pains!!
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Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:22 am
kyonkyon-chan Hyper Sharpie kyonkyon-chan sorry.. i wouldn't know.. I have only used rico and Vandoren... and i dont use rico anymore :p =o I use Rico. ;D Band director makes every reed player play on vandoren :p that is stupid, he/she wont let you cose ur pref. that is stupid!!!!!
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 6:37 pm
chibinecochan_13 Well, I just started to play reed this year- I swiched from flute to bass clarinet- so I'm not to knolegable in that area>. I had no idea you can make reeds. Will someone teach me how to? Anyways, does anyone know the best kind of reeds to use? And the average price of a good reed? And what's up with the whole reed strength? I don't undrestand sweatdrop Naruto would love that. *pwned for being a Narutard*
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Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:59 pm
I'm a clarinet player and I use a 3 and a 2 half and I am really good at playing my clarinet.Clarinet rocks baby!!!! xd heart
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Posted: Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:01 pm
chibinecochan_13 Well, I just started to play reed this year- I swiched from flute to bass clarinet- so I'm not to knolegable in that area>. I had no idea you can make reeds. Will someone teach me how to? Anyways, does anyone know the best kind of reeds to use? And the average price of a good reed? And what's up with the whole reed strength? I don't undrestand sweatdrop Most people talking about making their own reeds are double reed players (like me). Reed strength (I'm assuming) simply refers to how hard a reed is. Different players have different preferences.
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2008 9:47 am
Im an Alto Sax, but I also play Tenor, Soprano, and Bari Sax, i use a size 4 Vandoran. ^^
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Posted: Thu Feb 14, 2008 5:54 am
Squire Felix --alone4ever1210-- i play on a medium-hard(i havent seen any use the term before except me so i hope its right) reed for oboe, i used a rico 2 for the clarinet.
can some please help me, im going to solofest & i need to get a good reed, im new on the oboe so i dont really know what brand i should get! please what brand should i get?(i have a private teacher who makes his own reeds but he wont teach me how till im in high school sad ) Medium hard?! Oh, wait, you're not in high school yet. It's a common mistake for beginners to use really hard reeds, which kill tone better than ninjas. I did it in Junior High too. I'm a junior now and I use a medium-soft. Best reeds (in my opinion) are as follows. Machine-made: Emerald. I highly reccomend it. Get a medium. Hand-made: order from hodgeproductsinc.com. Get a medium-soft, because anything harder than a medium is only half finished. Some other playing tips: for a tighter embouchure, squeeze the reed horizontally instead of vertically to get a more open, fuller sound. Squeezing your reed shut will give the oboe a pinched sound.
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Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:17 pm
I use a 4 1/2 Vandoren... My band teacher is trying to get me to use a 5 Vandoren... And I'm only a freshman in high school! gonk I have an alto sax btw.
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Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:02 pm
i play clarinet a reed instument(DUH) mrgreen
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