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HomeWoodwindsReeds and AccessoriesRico Bb Clarinet #2.5 Reeds |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Good starter reeds Jan 05, 2012
By E. Sikorski
As a middle school band director, I have always found Ricos to be acceptable beginner reeds for students in their first year or two playing. The 2.5 is the first reed I give to students. As mentioned by another reviewer, I also will never hand out a 2 reed. They are too soft and are quickly outgrown by students. The reeds are fairly consistent, and the lower price means that breaking a reed is not too much of an expense for whomever is footing the bill for reeds (teacher, student, school, parent...). The provided plastic cases do a good job protecting the reed, as long as they are not pushed in too far. I usually move students to Rico Royal or Vandoran after their first full year or two. Amazon does have excellent prices on reeds - definitely recommend buying here!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Bass clarinet reeds Oct 14, 2011
By Sonia L Simpson
This is the strength that my middle school child's band teacher requested. Everything arrived as expected, when expected. Best value!
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Great reed for middle school students Oct 15, 2010
By David Carver
"daveca5150"
I am a middle school band director and I buy these reeds for my students. They are consistent, easy to break in, and best of all, they sound great. I don't mess with 2 reeds even for my beginners because they tend to play very flat and airy. The 2.5s are perfect for 6th grade beginners, though I move them to 3s once they get over the break around December. A box of 10 should last them 2-3 months, more if they rotate them and break them in properly. As a brass player who only dables in woodwind instruments to demonstrate tone for my students, I buy mitchelle lurie 3s and I get a much deeper, resonant sound from them. The trade-off is that they are more expensive, require a bit more mouth strength, and you may have 3-4 reeds in a box that will not play well at all. The worst part is that beginners can rarely identify a bad reed and could think it's their instrument or that they are doing something wrong. Ricos are consistent and I rarely find a bad reed even in a box of 10.
Good luck.
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