Reeds Reed swap/exchange - anyone interested?

[mrblackbat]

I've recently been trying some different brands/cuts and strengths of reeds out, and the upshot is that I have various reeds that are completely unused just lying around, from part boxes and so on.

These include:-

Tenor
Boston Sax Shop Black & Silver in a 3
Rigotti Gold Blue box 3L and 3M

Wondered if anyone else is in a similar predicament with stuff they don't need and might want to swap? I'd be interested in 2.5s of the above and probably some others. Happy to do a trade etc.

 

[Colin the Bear]

Unused today is the opportunity for tomorrow.

 

[LostCircuits]

I have two unopened boxes of Marca Superieure 2-1/2, similar to the Rigotti but I prefer them. It would be a lot easier if you were local.

 

[mrblackbat]

Yeah probably not worth it for the postage overseas! I've had Marca AVs before and quite like them. These ones are just a little too hard; come up harder than the Gonzalez Jazz 3s i'm using.

Issue with those is the new ones have silly thin tips and split too easily

 

[Colin the Bear]

Adjust. Clip and scrape.

 

[mrblackbat]

Clipping isn't going to assist with reeds that are too hard. Far more sensible to see if someone who uses those is up for a trade, the quality and consistency of rigotti is good - they'll all be great for someone who wants that strength

 

[Nick Wyver]

I've got an unopened box of Hemke 5s for tenor.

Any seriously macho folk here?

 

[LostCircuits]

I've got an unopened box of Hemke 5s for tenor.

Any seriously macho folk here?

I heard they play well in a steam bath

 

[h4yn0nnym0u5e]

I've got an unopened box of Hemke 5s for tenor.

Any seriously macho folk here?

I can probably get the box open for you…

 

[Jimmymack]

I think that the reed strengths you want are the ones we all use and anything 3 and over isn't attractive. I have a box of "vintage" La Voz hard and some Select Jazz 3 mediums (again vintage) that I'd gladly swap but you wouldn't thank me.

 

[thomsax]

I've got an unopened box of Hemke 5s for tenor.

Any seriously macho folk here?

Sounds interesting. Vintage Hemke?!?!?! #5 Hemke is out of production. #4 is the hardest today. Same goes for platicover and Rico orange. Hemke is not ideal for me.

I used to play #5 plasticover on tenor. Today it's #4. After all CS talk about softer reeds I bought 2,5 plasticover. So I have four unplayed 2,5 baritone reeds. A reed for cissies?
I consider myself being a soft boy/man, but not when I'm honking saxophone.

The idea with swap/exchange reeds is good. But I think a local event is the best way to swap/exchange reeds. We used to trade sax stuff at our RockSax meetings/workshops.

 

[LostCircuits]

Sounds interesting. Vintage Hemke?!?!?! #5 Hemke is out of production. #4 is the hardest today. Same goes for platicover and Rico orange. Hemke is not ideal for me.

I used to play #5 plasticover on tenor. Today it's #4. After all CS talk about softer reeds I bought 2,5 plasticover. So I have four unplayed 2,5 baritone reeds. A reed for cissies?
I consider myself being a soft boy/man, but not when I'm honking saxophone.

The idea with swap/exchange reeds is good. But I think a local event is the best way to swap/exchange reeds. We used to trade sax stuff at our RockSax meetings/workshops.

Soft spells something like 300 lbs or more to me, not really a contradiction to honking a sax

 

[thomsax]

136 kg!!

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