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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)
Advanced--Plays Weekly--Used 2-5 reedmakers--Reedmaking: Buy and do not adjust
I would not be fooled by her website,I thought it was so interesting how she had the videos of her making them…but I was very disappointed when I got them..could barely play on them.
D Cushman February 15, 2012: Drew Keller Very stable pitch and very consistent from one reed to the next. Good tone and the right amount of resistance (not too much ). Some of the best reeds I’ve tried among roughly 10 makers.
Ryan Walsh February 15, 2012: SUGGESTION BOX Hello! I love your site! I would like to submit my website, www.reedsincase.com, for consideration to be added! We sell professional oboe and English horn reeds and Altoids tin-style reed cases. We also have an exclusive tool kit/reed case that is...
matthew.chun February 12, 2012: Marlin Lesher Reed Company Lesher reeds are the best among the oboe reed brands I have tried. They are usually in tune and easy to blow. I’ve only had one reed that was not the greatest. I use the medium soft reeds.
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,...
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I would not be fooled by her website,I thought it was so interesting how she had the videos of her making them…but I was very disappointed when I got them..could barely play on them.
New page up for Jennet Ingle oboe reeds, in South Bend, IN.