mnkyman Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 so yeah...plastic reeds.. i was thinking of gettins some for marching..cause i here ther enear impossible to chip...last a year or so each...and mainly..they dont dry out but they are like 15 dollars a reed... anyone else know anything about these..or where to get them... i know they sell them at marching competitions like boa ....but other than that...i dont know Quote
Dynasty Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 Clarinot has a plastic reed... but he's afraid to use it. I'll tell him to post here and tell ya about it. Quote
Clarinot Posted August 26, 2005 Posted August 26, 2005 Yeah I have a plastic reed- its a 3.5 legere clarinet reed. It sounds really good actually, the only thing is our directors are really fanatics about reeds. Technically we are ONLY allowed to play on Vandoren V12's. Nothing else. Not even the blue box vandorens or Vandoren Plus... so that's why I don't use it all the time. I would recommend buying one to try it out- if you like playing on it, it's not a bad deal since it lasts a really long time. I got min at Brook Mays music for about $20. I had no idea they sold reeds at boa! Quote
mnkyman Posted August 27, 2005 Author Posted August 27, 2005 ^well they sell specially reeds like that..and flavored reeds (<WTF) yeah H&H (brook mays...ill check there) but for normal playing of instrument..plastic isnt good..from what i assume/hear ..no v12's for bass....only blue boxes.... i play 3 vandoreen ...heres a cool trick that i learned this year...if a reed is hard...push (while its on the mouthpiece) push at the heart of the reed...like kinda really hard....(while its on your horn too... and yeah it softens the reed a little..but dont do this to often to a single reed as it may cause it to just go too soft how much was the plastic reed u bought?...how many did u get? i feel sorry for bari sax..there reeds are 24 dollars for a box of 5 (for u none reed players... box of 5 bass is 15 and box of 10 for clar. is 20) ...(also i used bari sax reeds on the contra...(same as tenor and bass clar..) real contra reeds...taht u see at h&h are for the Bb contras..plus there $40 dollors for a box of 5 OMG Quote
Kelly11 Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 One of my Tenor's used a plastic reed, personally I dislike the sound, maybe it didn't go well with the player since he usually played Bari. I don't reccomend them, unless you get a good one. Call me old fashioned but I like the wood... Quote
Clarinot Posted August 27, 2005 Posted August 27, 2005 The plastic reed I have is actually a fairly decent sound, and has the feel of playing on a 3.5 v12 If you think sax reeds are expensive, look at oboe and bassoon reeds!! Quote
mnkyman Posted August 27, 2005 Author Posted August 27, 2005 yeah but those reeds last like close to a year depending on the player ....as for plastic reeds..i wouldnt use them in a concert setting...only marching Quote
Clarinot Posted August 28, 2005 Posted August 28, 2005 dont try out for state on a plastic reed Quote
arundo Posted September 7, 2005 Posted September 7, 2005 Clarinot said: dont try out for state on a plastic reed oh geez...for the judges sake dont use plastic reeds for state lol. Quote
TRtrumpet Posted January 1, 2006 Posted January 1, 2006 I have a plastic legere reed. I actually think it sounds pretty good. I can play alot louder and I still keep my good tone. I recommend it for marching season... esp for your fellow alot's tryin to be heard over the mellos, lol. Make sure its legere though. I played on another brand... and it was the most AWFUL sound I've ever heard in my life... Quote
stewiemylove Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 god i hate plastic reeds yes, price wise and practical-wise they are good, but they sound like shiznat. at least for bassoon Quote
Danpod Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 Plastic reeded double reeds are a creation from Lucifer himself. I know there's an oboe one out there, probably in greatest depths of heck....Or Southern Arizona. Quote
TRtrumpet Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 Sax ones arent too bad... well I didnt think so anyway. I use Legere... any other brand SUCKS. Quote
itsstephenyo Posted February 1, 2006 Posted February 1, 2006 hmm dallas wind symphony's Eb clarinet player played on a plastic reed last night. i thought that was interesting. Quote
cookie_monster Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 Really? Did it sound good? I can only assume that since it's the Dallas symphony that it had to have a decent tone quality for the player to use it. Quote
itsstephenyo Posted February 2, 2006 Posted February 2, 2006 simply put, the man sounded amazing. one of the best Eb sounds i've heard in a while. and Eb clarinet is lk tryin to tune someone's whistling. its just not possible. but wow he sounded good. Quote
EODrillDesigner98 Posted March 8, 2006 Posted March 8, 2006 mnkyman said: yeah but those reeds last like close to a year depending on the player ....as for plastic reeds..i wouldnt use them in a concert setting...only marching Hey! mnkyman As a former woodwind player and current woodwind instructor/advisor. I would not suggest purchasing Vanoren V12 at all. They are great for concert band but like any private instructor/director would say they are not highly recommanded at all for high school levels musicians at all. Quote
SaxoAK Posted September 28, 2006 Posted September 28, 2006 Yeah. um. NO. plastic alto reeds make you sound like a dying duck, especially if you're a true saxophonist during concert season and have any semblance of good tone. for marching - fine, but keep it off the stage. Quote
itsstephenyo Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 SaxoAK said: Yeah. um. NO. plastic alto reeds make you sound like a dying duck, especially if you're a true saxophonist during concert season and have any semblance of good tone. for marching - fine, but keep it off the stage. haha only if you suck. i've played on dozens of plastic reeds and some of them actually sound as good, if not better, than some cane reeds. the only time i've ever sounded like a "dying duck" is when i played on a 2 1/2 flavored reed i got from all-state. hahahah that thing was amazing to play on. Quote
rdzsaxplaya Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Flavored Reeds, Plastic Reeds there all bad i would stick to regular reeds such as Vandorean ( not sure i spelled that right) but you get the point.....They may Chip and wear out but they have the best tone quality so stay with them...Just my 2 Cents.... Quote
itsstephenyo Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 That is true. On the whole, stick to cane reeds, especially if you get into the groove of breaking them in and really getting picky with them. If you do, they'll be the best reeds you'll ever have. If you're lazy or you just don't care very much, plastic reeds (some of them) are an excellent alternative. They get a bad rep from band directors a lot of the time. Seriously, though, Legere Studio Cut plastic reeds for saxophone are amazing. Plays just like a cane reed, that is, if you get a good one. Quote
OBOEFREAK08 Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 yeah, so they make plastic oboe reeds, and personally I would stick to the real thing, plastic is just too much work to play on, and you can't adjust it at all, and they sound like crap. but the flovored ones were really entertaining though. lol Quote
itsstephenyo Posted October 2, 2006 Posted October 2, 2006 Wow, plastic oboe reeds. I didn't even know they made those. I could see how those would sound band, seeing as I sympathize with double reed makers. That's really tough stuff. Quote
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