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 Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:21 am
I play the tenor sax but the worst thing is... I am allergic to something they put in the wooden reeds. So now I use either plastic or fibracell! They cost alot more but the last along time! Its kind of akward to get used to but it sounds great!
Anyone else have cool reed stories... or has anyone used the types I said above?
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 6:06 pm
Plastic reeds dont sound good unless up are playing jazz. Ive played a plastic reed and it only worked in jazz band. In concert band it makes my instrument sound off pitch. And its not me. Anywho, thats weird that you cant play wooden reeds. I feel bad for you. I would hate that.
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Posted: Sun May 14, 2006 9:43 pm
i agree with the previous post
plastic reeds ARE the WORST reeds to have for concert..you will never get the legit saxophone sound..maybe it was the kind of reed you had that you were allergic to..i recommend gonzales reeds size 3-4
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Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 3:39 pm
I don't use fibracells because I tend to wear them out by a week.
its called chewing on them crying
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Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 10:00 am
myu-san Plastic reeds dont sound good unless up are playing jazz. Ive played a plastic reed and it only worked in jazz band. In concert band it makes my instrument sound off pitch. And its not me. Anywho, thats weird that you cant play wooden reeds. I feel bad for you. I would hate that. *you might want to specify what kind of jazz*
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Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:03 pm
I have a plastic reed...size 3, but I don't use it anymore because I don't get the same sound as a good ol' wooden reed...
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Posted: Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:06 pm
My reed size is 3 1/2. I use Rico Royal... what brand do you guys use? Vadouren is also PAWESOME!
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Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 12:48 am
The first reed I ever played on a tenor sax was a plastic reed (I didn't know better at the time. It was what my band teacher handed me)
It was like night and day when I switched to a wooden one. I can't stand a plastic any more. It might be the brand of reeds your using.
But I think your problem might actually be the thickness of your reed. When ever I move up to a higher reed size or practice on a new reed to heavily, by bottom lip gets really really chapped and red. For a week or so, it feels uncomfortable, but I just down a butt load of water and put some chap stick on when I'm not playing and it gets better fast.
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