reed finishing redux

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• reed
• finishing
• redux

[dagclarinet1]

I love your product, however, I recently took very little off some Rico Reserve Classic reeds (size 4), and they sounded great for a couple of hours. When I ended up at a rehearsal in a dead sounding hall later in the day, the reeds sounded like they caved in. As I said before, I took very little off, and they sounded wonderfully balanced.Just later they sounded soggy and soft. Any tips?

[billyboy647]

@dagclarinet1 I recently tested though and balanced some of the top brand of reed Rico puts out. The cane was terrible. They were difficult to balance acceptably and gave up the ghost very quickly--no resilience at all. You must have gotten some from the same batch. I hope this is not routine for Rico product. Never found them to be particularly durable, but these were really a problem. The bottom line is I don't think your problem was caused by the tip finishing.

[TensaiNihonjin]

Hello,

What is your opinion on Legere synthetic reeds? I haven't tried them myself, but heard/read good things about them.

[billyboy647]

When I first tried them early in their manufacturer I was impressed with the product. Years later there was a change and I found quality and consistency both declined. I haven't tried them in the last few years. I just know they were once an excellent product I was enthused about, not as a replacement of cane reeds but to be used in combination with them.

[SaxophoneProductions]

I think Vandoren and Rico should get the ATG

[billyboy647]

They don't want to get the system; they want you to continue to be helpless and keep buying 10 reeds to get one or two. The more reeds you can make work well for you the fewer they sell. I've talked to Rico people about it and they apparently have no interest in introducing my system. Vandoren won't do it because...well, I'm not French and therefore, how can I know anything about clarinet playing or reeds. I just an ignorant Southerner from America.

[ArtemisApollo26]

Where can I buy your system?? I really want to try it for myself.

[dagclarinet1]

@billyboy647 Thank you, sir.....I definitely support your product above all others....

[virtigo504]

I'd be happy to throw in my two cents about the ATG system. In short its a miracle! Every single reed I have plays perfectly and consistantly now. This is the only music product that I have ever seen that sounds to god to be true but really is true. My only advice is to go out and buy this today. I was literally finishing my reeds within 30 minutes of receiving the system. I can't say enough good things about this system!

[boxing1000]

Hi Sir,are you not altering the strength of the reed with your treatment?Please let me know,thank you.

[miketrane1]

Where do I buy your item?

[klarinetta]

@billyboy647 I want to have some flexibility so I can adjust my reeds to the acouistics of the room I'm playing in,wether I'm playing say Mendelshon's Midsummer's Night Schrezo or Respighi's Pines of Rome without having to spend too much time thinning the reed. That's why I don't like to use 1/2 strengh harder reeds than I feel comfortable playing on. That's why I'm now loving Vandoren V-12 #3.5+

[klarinetta]

@billyboy647 Gonzalez reeds say that their reeds are for those who want to play on all the 10 in the box without finding difference between them. Rico claim that Reserve is the most consistant reed on the market and so on. Well all I ask for is a good reed profile and quality cane and I can do the rest with the ATG system,piece of paper,trimmer and experiment with reed placement on the mouthpiece etc.

[soruyoavila]

Do you sell that thing you use to improve the reeds? Can you give me more information? where can one get one of those?

Thanks!