Comments on: Thoughts on plastic reeds http://www.bretpimentel.com/thoughts-on-plastic-reeds/ Saxophone, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, folk and ethnic woodwinds Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:41:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Fred Richardson http://www.bretpimentel.com/thoughts-on-plastic-reeds/#comment-196 Fred Richardson Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:00:40 +0000 http://www.bretpimentel.com/?p=1380#comment-196 I have been playing clarinet for 36 years and just decided to try a couple Legere reeds after a year of terrible luck with reeds. I have to say - the are bright, play easier than their strength, have very good high range. Not my most favorite in the very low range. Bottom line, I have had better cane reeds occasionally, but these are better than the last 20 reeds I have tried. Double C pops right out. Good attack as well. I have been playing clarinet for 36 years and just decided to try a couple Legere reeds after a year of terrible luck with reeds. I have to say – the are bright, play easier than their strength, have very good high range. Not my most favorite in the very low range. Bottom line, I have had better cane reeds occasionally, but these are better than the last 20 reeds I have tried. Double C pops right out. Good attack as well.

]]> By: Bret http://www.bretpimentel.com/thoughts-on-plastic-reeds/#comment-166 Bret Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:04:56 +0000 http://www.bretpimentel.com/?p=1380#comment-166 I think "decent" is a fair evaluation. Thanks for your thoughts, Geoff and Neal. I think “decent” is a fair evaluation. Thanks for your thoughts, Geoff and Neal.

]]> By: Neal http://www.bretpimentel.com/thoughts-on-plastic-reeds/#comment-164 Neal Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:00:51 +0000 http://www.bretpimentel.com/?p=1380#comment-164 Interesting... I hadn't tried Legerre or Forestone. I am mostly playing sax these days. On clarinet, I thought Fibracell was very good. And for sax they're decent- I agree with Geoff's statement. What do you think of Fibracell Bret? Interesting… I hadn’t tried Legerre or Forestone. I am mostly playing sax these days.
On clarinet, I thought Fibracell was very good. And for sax they’re decent- I agree with Geoff’s statement.
What do you think of Fibracell Bret?

]]> By: Geoff Allen http://www.bretpimentel.com/thoughts-on-plastic-reeds/#comment-147 Geoff Allen Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:21:20 +0000 http://www.bretpimentel.com/?p=1380#comment-147 I've been playing with Fibracell, for many of the advantages you list. While not as good as a good cane reed, it's not as bad as a bad cane reed, and it's ready to go, even if the clarinet or sax has been sitting idle for an hour when I'm doubling. Looks like Forestone doesn't make sax reeds yet, but I'll definitely keep these on my radar screen. I’ve been playing with Fibracell, for many of the advantages you list. While not as good as a good cane reed, it’s not as bad as a bad cane reed, and it’s ready to go, even if the clarinet or sax has been sitting idle for an hour when I’m doubling.

Looks like Forestone doesn’t make sax reeds yet, but I’ll definitely keep these on my radar screen.

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