Comments on: Marlin Lesher Reed Company

By: WoodwindFanatic24

WoodwindFanatic24 — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:49:47 +0000

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.

By: xxkid123

xxkid123 — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:00:46 +0000

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

By: oboeplayer96

oboeplayer96 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:41:42 +0000

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!

By: forzaroma

forzaroma — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:43:29 +0000

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.

By: Erica

Erica — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 06:22:48 +0000

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.

By: For Me to Know

For Me to Know — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 03:19:00 +0000

these reeds are great. i use them alot, and hope that their good consistency continues

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 04:02:20 +0000

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

By: Oboe Player

Oboe Player — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:59:59 +0000

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.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:44:29 +0000

My band teacher gave me this reed and it was hard to play in the beginning(No Sound)but later it worked

By: Shelley

Shelley — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:14:14 +0000

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.