As the title says I need help to breaking in Vandoren 3.5 reeds. I’ve been trying for the last week and I can’t seem to get it to play any better. Is there any specific way that I can use to get these reeds to actually play? – I used to play on Vandoren 3′s [...]
Someone asked me what model I play from Rico Reeds. Im not the sharpest knife ever, so im wondering what are models? Do they mean the little numbers on the bottom of the reed? Like the 2 or 3? Like i said im not really smart so yeah if you could help me out, please [...]
03 Jun
Posted by admin as Saxophone Reeds
also, do you know any place where you can buy single reeds? of vandoren?
03 Jun
Posted by admin as Saxophone Reeds
I’ve been looking for Vandoren reeds for my alto sax, and I keep coming across ones that say "Java". Are these some special kind of reeds? Do they sound better than the regular ones? Also, what are the ZZ ones? =]
03 Jun
Posted by admin as Saxophone Reeds
I play the clarinet, and have been using legere reeds because I am allergic to the cane, and they worked just great. Just recently I switched to Rico plasticover for marching band because their cheaper, and if I break them its ok. But now my lip is all swollen and gross again like it was [...]
03 Jun
Posted by admin as Saxophone Reeds
I’ve been playing Vandoren Java reeds, but all of my saxophone friends are playing on Vandoren V16′s. Are they the same? Are they different?
I play Bb clarinet and have ALWAYS played on a RICO reed.. Im first chair on my band right now and my tone is great.. But people are saying that i should not use RICo reeds cause there not good.. Well im doing perfectly fine with it..so what makes RICO a bad reed?
Saxophone reeds have long been a topic of discussion and a source of frustration for many saxophonists. Whether it’s alto sax reeds, tenor sax reeds, bari sax reeds, or whatever saxophone, there are about as many preferences as there are players. What most saxophone players agree on is that it is very difficult to play [...]