Two Dollar Clarinet Reeds: Do they even play?

Apr 3, 2019 | music

Over the last couple of months I’ll admit I’ve been on a bit of an eBay bender for cheap imported clarinet reeds. Part of it was that I was curious. Could you really play on a box of reeds that cost $2.86 and was shipped from China. What are those Chinese...
Composting Used Clarinet Reeds

Composting Used Clarinet Reeds

Mar 26, 2019 | music

I’m disappointed in my D’Addario Reserve clarinet reeds. I’m glad I got a card with just some samples to try. I found the ends got very thin and they became super flexible and broke. I don’t think I’m hard on my reeds, and I only played...

My Perfect Mouthpiece

Mar 6, 2019 | music

I’m not quite sure what happened to the Yamaha mouthpiece that came with my clarinet. I know I still have it. But I think it might be in a case somewhere from one of my other clarinets (I have a ton of cheap, used, old ebay models I was going to refurbish), and...

Reeds On A Boat From China

Feb 20, 2019 | music

I didn’t get much practicing done this week, but I did indulge in some (okay quite a bit) of retail therapy in buying cheap reeds from China. I can also hear those of you who are experienced in playing groan. I mean, they can’t be any good can they? Well,...

Reeds for Breaking In

Feb 6, 2019 | music

I admit, I haven’t been playing lately and I’ve talked about that. Well today, I will be changing that. I’ve got my reed I’ve been using, but in the spirit of following through with the blog I wrote about breaking in reeds, I picked a few from...