tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post8488571016517328245..comments2023-12-04T09:29:06.375-08:00Comments on Casa Valdez Studios: The crash of the US Dolar causes reed crisis!David Carlos Valdezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02338319345488366328noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-75086744381931393962008-06-21T09:21:00.000-07:002008-06-21T09:21:00.000-07:00You win Wen. I've never known anyone who's gone th...You win Wen. I've never known anyone who's gone through an entire box or reeds a day!<BR/><BR/>If WWBW is out of Riggotti you can usually find them at Roberto's Winds or Muncy Winds. Just Google them for the phone numbers.<BR/><BR/>Could it be your mouthpiece? My buddy thinks that Charles Bay makes some of the best soprano pieces out there. He usually only makes clarinet pieces, but he will custom make soprano pieces. I've tried them and they're really good.David Carlos Valdezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338319345488366328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-73565545429033049062008-06-21T09:01:00.000-07:002008-06-21T09:01:00.000-07:00i'm positive i spend more on reeds than you do, an...i'm positive i spend more on reeds than you do, and i'm playing mostly soprano. maybe they don't last as long. i took your advice and moved to a 3; so high notes are much better. i'm using brancher jazz 3, as brancher is what aebersold's been playing. i also like rigotti gold, wwbw jazz, but they're never in stock. rico jazz filed select not to bad. but many reeds will not last one tune. so i average may be a box of reeds per day because i play 2 to 5 hours a day.<BR/>wenwen mewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390868308394336933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-52099417827781245092008-05-20T14:03:00.000-07:002008-05-20T14:03:00.000-07:00On alto I used to play Java 3.5, but with Rigotti ...On alto I used to play Java 3.5, but with Rigotti reeds I now use a 3.5 strong.David Carlos Valdezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338319345488366328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-74882856031652414612008-05-20T11:57:00.000-07:002008-05-20T11:57:00.000-07:00I've been wanting to try out Rigotti Golds. Are t...I've been wanting to try out Rigotti Golds. Are the 3 Mediums about the same thickness of 3 JAVA's? I'm sure there are a billion different factors that will affect how they blow but I'm trying to get somewhere in the ballpark.JasonMesciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236052713361279854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-75801039601365533182008-05-20T11:56:00.000-07:002008-05-20T11:56:00.000-07:00I've been wanting to try out Rigotti Golds. Are t...I've been wanting to try out Rigotti Golds. Are the 3 Mediums about the same thickness of 3 JAVA's? I'm sure there are a billion different factors that will affect how they blow but I'm trying to get somewhere in the ballpark.JasonMesciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236052713361279854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-381254317848533042008-05-16T09:12:00.000-07:002008-05-16T09:12:00.000-07:00The French American reed company is the same compa...The French American reed company is the same company that makes the Reed-O-Meter. I used to play on their Maccaferri reeds. These were the same as the Dave Guardala reeds only they weren't 30 bucks a box fifteen years ago! Anyway, Mrs. Maccaferri used to hook me up with reeds and stuff. She's now retired (and possibly passed) and her daughter runs the business. She's moved it from Westchester County (just north of NYC) to Jackson, TN. I think that they changed from French to God knows what kind of cane for their reeds. She also raised the prices.chicken littlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05846432464310781117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-44009900884265738692008-05-16T08:59:00.000-07:002008-05-16T08:59:00.000-07:00Americans are just a bunch of big whiners I guess....Americans are just a bunch of big whiners I guess. We're also bitching and moaning over here because gas is almost $4 a gallon and you guys have been paying more than that for a long time already.David Carlos Valdezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02338319345488366328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13630144.post-76610528572882238642008-05-16T05:03:00.000-07:002008-05-16T05:03:00.000-07:00Hi DavidPrices on reeds are outrageous.Here in Den...Hi David<BR/>Prices on reeds are outrageous.<BR/>Here in Denmark I pay 34 $ for a box of 10 Rico Royal alto reeds.<BR/>It's been like that for years now:-(<BR/><BR/>Peterpeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12068725412301403949noreply@blogger.com