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<blockquote data-quote="Wade Cornell" data-source="post: 505579" data-attributes="member: 1787">I&#039;m an unashamed user of synthetic reeds and have been for decades.&nbsp; I&#039;ve tried many and found&nbsp; that most required an extensive period of adjustment, with some that never made the grade.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s like getting a new mouthpiece that is a very different design than what you&#039;re used to.&nbsp;&nbsp; If after giving it a month or more you find you can&#039;t adjust, or find that it&#039;s not what you want, then give it up.&nbsp;&nbsp; Those who throw on a synthetic reed made of a novel material and expect it to be just like their cane reeds are not bothering to give themselves the opportunity to find what may be a hidden gem.&nbsp; Experienced players generally have a &quot;tone concept&quot; which is often based on a specific mouthpiece and reed combination.&nbsp;&nbsp; Changing one or both of these requires subtle adjustments of our embouchure, mouth cavity, throat, air flow, etc.&nbsp; which over time once again yields something close to our &quot;tone concept&quot;.&nbsp; Some may be looking for a new tone:&nbsp; brighter,&nbsp; better balance of highs and lows, more mellow, etc.&nbsp; IMHO the take home message is to not be too quick to disparage any of the synthetics.&nbsp;&nbsp; I also found the Venn a bit stiff (similar to most of you),&nbsp; but am continuing to give it time for me to adjust and see if I can find a tone that I like and the ease of playing I require.&nbsp;&nbsp; Unlike most here my comparison is not cane or Legere, but Hartmann reeds, which for now, are my regulars.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wade Cornell, post: 505579, member: 1787"] I'm an unashamed user of synthetic reeds and have been for decades. I've tried many and found that most required an extensive period of adjustment, with some that never made the grade. It's like getting a new mouthpiece that is a very different design than what you're used to. If after giving it a month or more you find you can't adjust, or find that it's not what you want, then give it up. Those who throw on a synthetic reed made of a novel material and expect it to be just like their cane reeds are not bothering to give themselves the opportunity to find what may be a hidden gem. Experienced players generally have a "tone concept" which is often based on a specific mouthpiece and reed combination. Changing one or both of these requires subtle adjustments of our embouchure, mouth cavity, throat, air flow, etc. which over time once again yields something close to our "tone concept". Some may be looking for a new tone: brighter, better balance of highs and lows, more mellow, etc. IMHO the take home message is to not be too quick to disparage any of the synthetics. I also found the Venn a bit stiff (similar to most of you), but am continuing to give it time for me to adjust and see if I can find a tone that I like and the ease of playing I require. Unlike most here my comparison is not cane or Legere, but Hartmann reeds, which for now, are my regulars. [/QUOTE]

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