Re: A word on alexanders
If you're such an expert, why don't you just buy blanks and finish them yourself? For all the time you spend finishing and polishing your reeds, you might as well be saving yourself a few bucks buying blanks at less than a buck a pop. You should be able to finish off a reed in the time it takes for you to type in your complaints about them.
Granted, if I wanted perfect consistency, I'd learn to live happily with some particular synthetic, but the quest for a good caner is about as exciting as the quest for a good mouthpiece. I'm trying the Bari Golds right now. They're cut like a V16 instead of a traditional V-heart. Kinda nice, actually. Rather mellow compared to the traditional Bari's.
On that note, the SBA I just picked up came all original - case, mouthpiece, neckstrap, registration card, catalogue - everything. Included in the case were a bunch of old Vibrator reeds - the kind with the longitudinal carvings in them. Those and about a dozen Brilhart Enduros - pencil priced at $2. I'm tempted to see how ancient reeds hold up, but on the other hand, the accessory compartment was like looking into a little museum. So I'll keep everything as it is for the next 30 years and let my kids decide to throw them in the trash.
If I get the nerve to strap on one of those old Vibrators (heh heh...) I'll let you know how they play. Maybe they just don't make reeds like they used to.
Kinda like the horns themselves...
But I digest...
Whew - what a sixer does for me after a long drive. Ahhhh......
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