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 Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 7:14 pm
One of the juniors in my band at school plays her horn with a plastic reed. I cans ee how this can be efficient. You'll never have to change the reed and it wonk break as easily, but I've heard her tuning and the horn seems to be all over the place with that reed. I need to know from anyone with plastic reed experience to tell me if these things are worth buying or if they should be bagged.
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Posted: Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:23 pm
I say see if it works for you, if not then dont bother with anymore. Music is all about experementation. smile
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Posted: Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:05 pm
I definately agree with DV1200. Just try a plastic reed out when your at home practice or something. Mind you, you may want to also buy a tuner just to make sure that you are still intune using a plastic reed. I personally prefer normal reeds, like VanDoren, over plastic reeds. For me its all in the tone quality.
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Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 5:28 pm
EEW!!! Plastic reeds sound so horrible! the only thing they're good for is Marching band REHEARSALS. (use a REAL reed for competitions) Plastic reeds sound as bad as plastic instruments. My advice: don't waste your money. Only buy a plasic reed if you'd rather spend less money and not sound as good.
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Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 11:49 am
if you're playing oboe, NEVER buy plastic or semiplastic (fibercane) reeds. They sound utterly awful and you cant get a decent tone out of them even if you have perfect embochure. >_< on saxophone, however, my dad played on the road with his band (yes, they used saxophones in rock) and used a plastic reed, which lasted him years and saved him from buying new reeds every night. I still say they suck though. Bag, 65bpm!
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Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 6:31 pm
Fibercell reeds, particularly for sax, sound more balanced and tune better than cane. True, plastic reeds are horrible, but not all synthetics suck. Ask around for a Fibracell, you won't be dissapointed.
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Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2006 9:40 am
I have some, they are good for marching band, b/c my vandorens were ALWAYS breaking and I could not afford it, so my dad got plastic, the tone is a little different, but not bad different.
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Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 7:53 pm
I was just online looking at reeds. I think I'm going to buy a box of Vandorens and a box of Rico Plasticovers and see which one I like better. Right now I play on Rico Royals and I am in love with them, but BD says we need to get new reeds.
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Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 4:20 am
Plastic double reeds are definately not as good as cane, but they can be good for a student. Bassoon reeds are $9+ a piece, and they can break easily. My teacher said that she has a colleague that plays professionally on a plastic reed; so I suppose it's a manner of preference.
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Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:07 pm
I recommend Vandoren Jazz. It has a great sound for all occasions and stays intune pretty well. Rico's are pretty cheap (No offence anyone whom likes them); they tend to break and chip easier. I don't recommend the plastic reeds. I had a few and I faked breaking them to get new ones. sweatdrop Yeah... I really didn't like them. However, as others said before me, music is all about experimenting with different things to find what you sound best with. If you want to get some, go for it.
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Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:22 pm
Plastic reeds hurt my mouth like crazy and my tuning sucked after a few minutes, so I'd say bag the plastic reed. Use Fibracell reeds. They're really good and they don't break as easily as plain wooden ones. They're made of wood, but it has something else in there that makes it different from other reeds.
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Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:57 pm
Plastic reeds will give you greater response, but they will also give you a really, really bright tone. I tried one on my bass clarinet for marching season... Well.. It was good, because I would get this "god-like" sound coming from my instrument without having to blow that much air. Meaning.. That I'd be less winded from marching. But the sacrifice of a good tone was something I did not want. So, I switched back to cane reeds. Even though, you really don't hear bass clarinets from the stands xP;;
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Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:51 pm
Plastic? Does that really work?? =/
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 10:10 am
Ew..... A plastic reed? I mean, I've heard of it and I've tried it and it feels really weird..... Especially if you're USED to playing with a real reed........
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