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Eli Houdyshell
Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2020
No sound at all. garbage
DHF
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2015
My 9-year-old decided to take up oboe this year. When I first rented the instrument for him, I bought a couple of natural reeds at the suggestion of the instrument rental store. That was September. By October, my son had gone through 4 reeds at approximately $15 a piece. I decided to try a synthetic reed in the hopes of getting more mileage out of it. We're still on the first one 8 months later. I don't notice a difference in the sound, but keep in mind we're talking about a 9-year-old novice --- it's just as "squawky" as before :) For our purposes, this fit the bill.
Martin F.
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2015
Expectations of at least some tone quality were smashedSynthetic double reeds just don't work
Madison Strom
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2014
When I got it through the mail, I was expecting it to be normal and work nicely like my other. It was bent and cracked. Upset for spending that much on a single reed.
Me
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2014
For young students these offer durability and decent response. Yes, the tone does suffer a bit, but have you ever heard a beginner oboist? There's not a ton of tone control regardless of reed choice.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2013
The reed was not the same strength as a wooden med soft reed would be. It's ok for some limited practicing, working out certain difficult runs, as it is less tiring to play with but the sound is horrible.
seattle user
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2013
I bought a synthetic reed for my clarinet and saxophone, and I was satisfied with it. So I decided to buy a synthetic oboe reed to test it out.When my reed came it was extremely flat, and I couldn't control the response and dynamic. It was just loud and flat.I contacted Chartier, and they were generous enough to send me a replacement. The replacement was much better; it was in tune and I could control the dynamics. This reed is a good back-up reed or a practice reed or for beginners. But I'll favor a wooden reed over this plastic reed any day.
charla
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2013
My daughter loves these reeds for ease of use. I am not a musician, can't play an instrument, but she strongly prefers these to the wooden reeds on longevity and useability.
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