Comments on: Jones Double Reed Products

By: geekygeek

geekygeek — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:13:25 +0000

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 special knife) to adjust it and it sounds way better. No more duck sounds, and it can attack the low notes really well.

By: Jade_Sixx

Jade_Sixx — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:55:22 +0000

For one year I used these reeds. They are easy to play on, but the sound isn’t too fantastic. They are good beginner reeds. They are more consistant than other reed brands I’ve used, but they can’t play very loud and are sometimes quite unstable.

By: funnypenguin123

funnypenguin123 — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 00:12:42 +0000

I have only purchased Jones twice actually, and I am not buying that brand again. When I TRIED to play on them I could not make a note and after that they both chipped. In my opinion it was a waste of money. Now I am trying to find a better brand. Any suggestions?

By: hautbois76

hautbois76 — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 23:18:48 +0000

Jones reeds are widely available and good, cheap commercial reeds for beginner to intermediate players if you like a narrow shape. They are great if you can adjust reeds much at all. They tend to be more consistent and reliable than many handmade reeds available from double reed catalog companies.

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:25:23 +0000

Spencer, I was buying reeds off Amazon, and I saw some Artist ones, check it out. : )

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:19:34 +0000

HEY, Anonymous, why don’t you put your level, or how often you play, or how many reed makers you’ve used? Why don’t you ” Own up to your ratings”!

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:03:12 +0000

The first reed I have ever used were Jones. I think they work very well, and they last! I was using Rico, but I am switching back to Jones. I suggest them for any oboe player.

By: jenguyen

jenguyen — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:22:54 +0000

These reeds are generally good for beginners, but once you experiment with other brands you see a BIG difference in your sound.

By: xxkid123

xxkid123 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:20:36 +0000

mine broke very soon, although the sound at first was really good.

By: quuquui

quuquui — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:11:54 +0000

I recently started using Jones Medium reeds as a convenience. I must say that the last three have all been excellent right after a good soak. I’m only an intermediate player but I love the way they sound so far. I will continue purchasing them.