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Rating: 4.1/5 (9 votes cast)
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Please Rate Reed Properties
Please rate specific attributes of this reedmaker, on average, compared to others. In this section, more stars are not necessarily better; some of these are matters of taste. Ratings in this section are not linked to overall rating, above. You must rate all the categories in order to submit a vote ; average scores so far are displayed.
RESISTANCE (1 star = easy blowing, 5 = resistant)
TIMBRE (1 star = covered/dark, 5 = brilliant/bright)
MAX DYNAMIC (1 star = pp, 5 = ff)
PITCH LEVEL (1 star = flat, 5 = sharp)
STABILITY (1 star = stable/rigid, 5 = flexible/wild)
CRACKS, LEAKS, DEFECTS (1 star = rare, 5 = common)
Intermediate--Plays Most days--Used 2-5 reedmakers--Reedmaking: Buy and do not adjust
These reeds are great. The sounds is really nice and doesn’t compare to any others I have tried. I have been playing oboe for 6 years and an aiming to do my 7th grade AMEB exam. I would definately recomend them to anyone!
I noticed that my website is not on the message board. Here it is http://www.girardreeds.com give it and my reeds a go….if you are not happy then simply send them back for replacements until you are happy! Also have a new email address: bernard@girardreeds.com – I will supply to anyone around the world. Best wishes. Bernie Girard.
cokomo January 31, 2012: Lyn Davies I don’t know if the reed stock is different or what, but I have just purchased three reeds from Rush’s and the next day two of them were cracked.
geekygeek January 28, 2012: Jones Double Reed Products Good for beginners, and the medium soft is quite easily to blow on. Pretty durable and consistent. They’re good beginner reeds but the sound quality isn’t so fantastic. I use just a regular knife (even though you should buy a...
Anonymous January 14, 2012: SUGGESTION BOX Thank you so much for this site. I have a limited # of manufacturers where I lived, and they all sound bad( Jones, Emerald, Richards). Anyway, you could improve the collected ratings page by sepeating them by area(USA, Asia, Australia, Canada,...
Anonymous January 14, 2012: The Reedmaker For me, these reeds are the best. I ordered three reeds from him and two of them were too hard, so I sent them back, and he scraped more and threw another one in! Every one of them were the best sounding reeds I have played so far, not that I have...
Peter VandeBurgt January 14, 2012: SUGGESTION BOX The link to my eBay site has changed; here’s the new link. Thanks for good work! http://www.ebay.ca/itm/2807606 26694?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:I T&_trksid=p3984.m1586.l264 9
Klezmer January 4, 2012: Reed Expression Normall have made my own for years, but do not have the time. I purchased 5 medium-soft German scrape reeds. I just adjusted them to my own chops and all five play very well. They respond easy and have very good intonation. I am trying a couple EH...
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These reeds are great. The sounds is really nice and doesn’t compare to any others I have tried. I have been playing oboe for 6 years and an aiming to do my 7th grade AMEB exam. I would definately recomend them to anyone!
Page updated to include link to web site.
I noticed that my website is not on the message board. Here it is http://www.girardreeds.com give it and my reeds a go….if you are not happy then simply send them back for replacements until you are happy! Also have a new email address: bernard@girardreeds.com – I will supply to anyone around the world. Best wishes. Bernie Girard.