| Location: Port Townsend, WA (sold through various retailers) (Map marker is approximate.) |
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| Web Site: marlinlesher.com |
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Variant Reeds Sold: Unknown |
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| TOTALS | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 25 |
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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...
Billerbeck January 21, 2012: Billerbeck Oboe Reeds Thank you to many for your valuable feedback. It is much appreciated.
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...
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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...Support open education with the Neoclassical Theme.
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I mostly use Lesher reeds, but with my advancing playing skills, it’s getting harder and harder to rely on them. What I dislike most about Lesher reeds is there inconsistancy. All of their reeds that I’ve purchased are VERY different, some flat, sharp, hard, too easy, perfect, unplayable. I buy medium Leshers and then have my teacher adjust them. I always look very carefully at every reed available in-store before buying. They have worked for me up to this point, and the reeds are pretty good for beginners and intermediate people (5th-9th grade, I’d say), but I hope to discontinue my use of these reeds soon.
I’ve played for about 14months and have only used Lesher reeds they start out about 40 cents flat and after playing end up about 10 cents flat but that can be adjusted by rolling the reed in a little. I have about 4 right now 3 are a little flat and one is in tune. Since I’ve been playing them only one has cracked 3 have chipped (but that was my fault) and none have leaked.
i love these, though i find that they have a much more beginner-styled scrape- a heavy heart, and a thin tip. other than that these are my second favorite of all
I use Marlin Lesher a lot. But not all of the reeds work well. If your lucky you can get one that’s in tune, but usually they’re a whole not off! But I love the sound!
I find that with Lesher the initial sound is very good, but it doesn’t stay that way long (only for four or five usages ). I used to use them for concerts when I needed to sound my best and practice with more stable brands like jones.
I played oboe 1 year 15 years ago!! Now I finally purchased one and have been practicing past 2 years. Had great difficulty finding reeds. Cannot find anyone to teach how to make my own reeds. Used Jones forever then stopped making them but I think they are making more. Tried an emerald and sounded similar to jones to me it did. Came across the Lesher reeds and got a medium and LOVED it! I started with a soft (both lesher and emerald) and those were horrible but it may have been me. It may have been a medium soft lesher that I liked and it played right away. I don’t know if that is wrong. However upon examining the reeds at the store some edges were seperating on quite a few. took a long time to find a good one and another i got leaked. I may have broke that one myself. But i enjoy the sound much much better than the jones and emerald. I can blend in my community band much better and not a harsh sound. I can also tune easier. Expensive though and difficult to get a playable one it seems.
these reeds are great. i use them alot, and hope that their good consistency continues
Great reeds! As is said above, the med-hard are the ones to get. They simply require a few minor adjustments, but that might be just my playing style. I like a slightly less open reed than they are so i have to scrape them just a bit, but once i do this, they’re great. I would not, however, get anything other than the med-hard. I bought a few med. and the were not quite as good as i would have hoped for, but still good reeds
i got this reed from my teacher, and i was edgy due to the fact that the reed could not be as good as i hoped, bu they turned out to be good. They are very good, but the other oboe player who plays with me got another reed the same day from my teacher, and that reed had a defect which made the notes far to high pitched, and other imperfect mistakes. Over all though my reed was very good and i LIKE their reeds.
My band teacher gave me this reed and it was hard to play in the beginning(No Sound)but later it worked
I used to attend conservatory & make my own, but I’ve turned a new leaf and no longer do this. I pick these reeds up, Medium-Hard, and I examine them carefully before purchase. This store-irritating habit of mine has made my success rate about 75%, which isn’t bad for storebought reeds. I think to get softer reeds the company only scrapes the whole thing to pieces instead of balancing the reed, so the hard or medium hard reeds are much better put together.
I really like Marlin Lesher reeds–but only if I can buy them in person. Some leak. Plus then you can pick out their amazingly colored string. Buying them online with wires doesn’t work. The wire on my last one practically strangled the reed.
I’ve only bought 2 of these reeds, one a medium soft the other a medium. Both were leaking air from the sides, and despite my efforts, I could only manage to get one intonation (FLAT) and one dynamic (fff) out from these reeds. Maybe it’s just my luck.
I find that the medium-hard types are the best from lesher, the tone is better, the guality is better, and they break in farely easily.
Unacceptable for anyone above 7th grade. alright for beginners, but not for anyone older. When you make your own reeds, you begin to realize just how (for lack of better words) crappy machine made reeds are.
I’ve had two great Lesher reeds. But 6 or 7 duds. The duds are so flat and totally unfixable. Who can afford to throw ten bucks out the window over and over again?
Good reeds for beginners and amateurs. I’ve gotten some really good reeds from MKL and some good practice reeds as well. The cost is affordable and the customer service is very good and personable. A good find for the cost!
I LOVE THESE REEDS!!! they are amazing, and easy to play on – pluz cheeaaap!
Best reed for the price that I have found. Once my teacher tweaks it, I have found that I can get a fairly dark and round sound.
Reeds are excellant – very reliable.
cool reeds.
1st year player: The ML Pro reeds have windows and a heart. They are cheap. I have a medium in use since January. It’s shot, but I hated to give it up. They play right away, but wear in better. I can play soft on my new one.
Please send us dealer info so we can order lesher oboe reeds. 1-765-284-4481. Fax 1-765-284-4482.
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(Returning student. Not too good yet.) I bought one medium-soft and one medium. Both were leaky and I had a very hard time not playing flat, eventually resorting to a trim which shortened the tip more than I’d have liked to. Still, the tone was quite nice for an inexpensive reed, so I might try them again as they are readily available nearby (Twigg Musique, Montreal).
The only thing about these is I find I’m having to order a higher strength…but maybe it’s because I’ve started to get more muscles…who knows so don’t go on this comment alone…because they still seem to play the best without too much soaking and no goosey sounds either!!!
What’s wrong with you people???? These are my favorite reeds…not only do they play very well, but they come in cool string colors…right now mine is lime green!!!
Why is ADVANTAGE-USA.COM not listed? ADVANTAGE brand oboe and bassoon reeds are reasonable and work well.