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Noel
User ID: 9955583 Jan 16th 12:54 AM
I have been playing synthetics for a while and I am considering trying cane again. Does anyone have any suggestions?

super20dan
User ID: 8813033 Jan 16th 7:23 AM
for bari sax i have had good results with rico royal

Anji
User ID: 2756164 Jan 16th 7:39 AM
Hiya Noel,

What sort of mouthpiece do you currently play?

What are your aspirations for the instrument?

What sort of budget do you have for cane?
(Like many things, you get what you pay for.)

Subtone Sam
User ID: 1432154 Jan 16th 11:21 AM
LaVoz works for me on all horns,except sop.

RS
User ID: 8339223 Jan 16th 11:23 AM
Rico Royals.

Zylo Finster
User ID: 1641184 Jan 16th 6:37 PM
I'm in agreement with Subtone Sam. Hadn't played bari in 29 yrs., slapped on a Med. LaVoz, all systems go.

George Briscoe
User ID: 9161143 Jan 17th 3:06 AM
It all depends on you, your chops, and your horn & mouthpiece, of course, but I HIGHLY recommend the Rico Jazz Select reeds (the filed version is my personal favorite), but the ONLY way to decide is to experiment for yourself... have fun trying them out! :^)>

Noel
User ID: 9955583 Jan 17th 3:23 AM
I just bought a ponzol HR custom and I had been playing bari plastic mediums, but I think the mediums are a little hard (low notes can be hard to play softly). I play on a guardala bari and I really dig brignola and cuber.

Bootman
User ID: 7601343 Jan 17th 6:36 AM
La Voz or RJS for the most part. I have been favouring Plasticovers on a Lamberson of late, huge sound and monstrously loud.

Anji
User ID: 0067194 Jan 17th 7:01 AM
You may want to drop Pete a line through his website, he's an experienced player with the straight line on reed strength.

If you like the Bari synthetic, but would like a little less 'walking the plank' feel, try the Legere synthetic. I suppose a #2 1/2 is a good place to start. Legere offers a trade-in for strength changes if you keep the original package.

The LaVoz medium soft are surprisingly consistent out of the box. Try also the Hemke (pricy) and the Rigotti Gold for similar profiles.

The new Vandoren line has been more consistent, but they're expensive for the number of good players in each set.

super20dan
User ID: 9286933 Jan 17th 8:28 AM
noel -good choice! the ponzel is a kick b#$t bari mpc. i go between orange box rico,s and ricoroyal but am experimenting w plasticovers but cant find any soft enough yet

kevvieg
User ID: 1390494 Jan 17th 8:43 AM
I like the RJS, but not the price. I have been very happy with La Voz MH on all my saxes.

stevew
User ID: 8868883 Jan 17th 8:54 AM
I have used only Vandoren Traditional and Rico Jazz Select and have been very happy wih both in terms of both performance and consistency.

Noel
User ID: 9955583 Jan 21st 2:54 PM
I just ordered some la voz and a couple legere reeds. Hopefully this will help my control.

Noel User ID: 9955583	Jan 16th 12:54 AM I have been playing synthetics for a while and I am considering trying cane again. Does anyone have any suggestions?
super20dan User ID: 8813033	Jan 16th 7:23 AM for bari sax i have had good results with rico royal
Anji User ID: 2756164	Jan 16th 7:39 AM Hiya Noel, What sort of mouthpiece do you currently play? What are your aspirations for the instrument? What sort of budget do you have for cane? (Like many things, you get what you pay for.)
Subtone Sam User ID: 1432154	Jan 16th 11:21 AM LaVoz works for me on all horns,except sop.
RS User ID: 8339223	Jan 16th 11:23 AM Rico Royals.
Zylo Finster User ID: 1641184	Jan 16th 6:37 PM I'm in agreement with Subtone Sam. Hadn't played bari in 29 yrs., slapped on a Med. LaVoz, all systems go.
George Briscoe User ID: 9161143	Jan 17th 3:06 AM It all depends on you, your chops, and your horn & mouthpiece, of course, but I HIGHLY recommend the Rico Jazz Select reeds (the filed version is my personal favorite), but the ONLY way to decide is to experiment for yourself... have fun trying them out! :^)>
Noel User ID: 9955583	Jan 17th 3:23 AM I just bought a ponzol HR custom and I had been playing bari plastic mediums, but I think the mediums are a little hard (low notes can be hard to play softly). I play on a guardala bari and I really dig brignola and cuber.
Bootman User ID: 7601343	Jan 17th 6:36 AM La Voz or RJS for the most part. I have been favouring Plasticovers on a Lamberson of late, huge sound and monstrously loud.
Anji User ID: 0067194	Jan 17th 7:01 AM You may want to drop Pete a line through his website, he's an experienced player with the straight line on reed strength. If you like the Bari synthetic, but would like a little less 'walking the plank' feel, try the Legere synthetic. I suppose a #2 1/2 is a good place to start. Legere offers a trade-in for strength changes if you keep the original package. The LaVoz medium soft are surprisingly consistent out of the box. Try also the Hemke (pricy) and the Rigotti Gold for similar profiles. The new Vandoren line has been more consistent, but they're expensive for the number of good players in each set.
super20dan User ID: 9286933	Jan 17th 8:28 AM noel -good choice! the ponzel is a kick b#$t bari mpc. i go between orange box rico,s and ricoroyal but am experimenting w plasticovers but cant find any soft enough yet
kevvieg User ID: 1390494	Jan 17th 8:43 AM I like the RJS, but not the price. I have been very happy with La Voz MH on all my saxes.
stevew User ID: 8868883	Jan 17th 8:54 AM I have used only Vandoren Traditional and Rico Jazz Select and have been very happy wih both in terms of both performance and consistency.
Noel User ID: 9955583	Jan 21st 2:54 PM I just ordered some la voz and a couple legere reeds. Hopefully this will help my control.