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Alexander Reeds D.C. Tenor Saxophone Reeds

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Alexander ReedsD.C. Tenor Saxophone Reeds


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Product Description
Alexander Reeds
Alexander "DC" was designed with the Big Band and Blue Note eras in mind. "DC" has a profile with more wood on the tip, heart, and sides than the regular Superial model.
Product Overview and Specifications
Superial "D.C." Reeds

Tonal Concept of the Past
"DC" has a slightly harder tip and more wood in the heart and sides than Superial and this produces characteristics of a darker, more powerful, more solid tone core, but an enhanced feeling of aliveness, a singing but deep resonance. Made from the finest of wild grown Var cane, each and every reed table is checked under light for flatness and hand adjusted if necessary.

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CutFiled / Double
MaterialArundo Donax wild cane
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by Josh H 3/31/2008 2:00:45 PM
Musical Experience: Professional Musician
Style of music: Jazz, Blues, Musical Theatre
Hometown Chicago, IL
I'd heard a few people praise these reeds, so I decided to go ahead and pick up a couple boxes to give them a try. I'm glad I bought two, because the first one I opened had a single usable reed. By "usable" I don't mean it was good. I mean, only one out of the five in the box was usable at all. Of the other four, two had multiple divits on the heart and shelf, one had a notch on the tip, and the fourth had a decent sized shred of the vamp halfway off. The second box I opened wasn't so bad, with only one reed being completely unusable. The four that worked seemed to work well. Of all the reeds I've used over the years, these seem to be the pickiest about being properly broken in. The included instructions recommend that you first play on each reed for a max of five minutes the first couple of days. For me, at least, this was completely true. I swear that, at minute six, the reed started to sound fuzzy. When they're broken in properly and free from major defects, they play wonderfully. The lower register does seem to flow more freely compared to other reeds I've tried. I had read a previous review telling people to buy a half size lower than they're used to. I usually play on Vandoren Java size 3's, so went with a 2 1/2 when ordering these. If I buy another box, I'll most likely order D.C. 3's.


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