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Rating: 3.2/5 (9 votes cast)
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Advanced--Plays Most days--Used 2-5 reedmakers--Reedmaking: Buy but adjust
Overall, an excellent reed – responsive and easy to play. My only complaint would be that it plays flat in my Howarth S45, but can adjust this and hopefully it should sharpen with age anyway. Iwill be ordering again, these reeds have a far superior tone and are more consistent in quality than anything I have ever ordered from Howarths.
Professional--Used more than 10 reedmakers--Plays most days--Buys but adjusts
He sent two reeds very quickly as I was in a hurry. These are very good reeds. I was looking for a close tip opening as many times reeds bloat up after the first soaking/playing. I didn’t have to spend time squishing these reeds to a usable opening. They were very easy to control for me.
David’s reeds are very well made and work well in my Buffet Greenline. I have only had three reeds from him but all worked well and produced a good warm sound in my oboe as they were quite wide shaped “big” reeds which it likes. I think David uses a Greenline as well so knows what matches these instruments.
The craftmanship is very good – well gouged, shaped, tied on and scarped – and the price and time of delivery very reasonable.
D Cushman May 10, 2012: Tabby Toes Reeds The web address of this maker has changed to http://sites.google.com/site/t abbytoesreeds/home The new site has a lengthy biographical sketch but nothing else other than a PayPal ordering link.
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geekygeek April 28, 2012: Jones Double Reed Products Joboe, you’re doing so many things wrong. First, you should never use a reed for more than a month, for 2 months? Wow. Reeds won’t crack on the sides unless you play them dry or squeeze them to get their openings larger. Never...
joboe April 14, 2012: Jones Double Reed Products Two Jones reeds (med-soft) came with my oboe. One was great and I played with it for about 1-2 months before it cracked on the sides. The other reed was too open – I could not get a good sound out of it at all, even after soaking it for...
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oboejane April 5, 2012: Reeds In Case I ordered 2 oboe reeds and 1 EH reed from reedsincase. They arrived about a week after I ordered them. I was really excited when I opened them up, because they look just like the photos on the website! And I must say, they exceeded my expectations! The...
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Overall, an excellent reed – responsive and easy to play. My only complaint would be that it plays flat in my Howarth S45, but can adjust this and hopefully it should sharpen with age anyway. Iwill be ordering again, these reeds have a far superior tone and are more consistent in quality than anything I have ever ordered from Howarths.
excellent reeds and CONSISTENT in quality
It’s nice with playing David’s reeds. All reeds are easy-playing and stable for me, I played US style reeds though ~
He sent two reeds very quickly as I was in a hurry. These are very good reeds. I was looking for a close tip opening as many times reeds bloat up after the first soaking/playing. I didn’t have to spend time squishing these reeds to a usable opening. They were very easy to control for me.
I have brought some of these redds recently. Very well made, will good tone. excellent personalised service and prompt delivery. Will use these again
David’s reeds are very well made and work well in my Buffet Greenline. I have only had three reeds from him but all worked well and produced a good warm sound in my oboe as they were quite wide shaped “big” reeds which it likes. I think David uses a Greenline as well so knows what matches these instruments.
The craftmanship is very good – well gouged, shaped, tied on and scarped – and the price and time of delivery very reasonable.
Thank you David I’ll be back when I need you!
Geoff