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I ordered a #3 and a #3-1/2 alto sax reeds. I tested out the #3 and it plays awful. Very stuffy and no liveliness to the sound at all. Is there a break-in period to these reeds? I'd heard nothing but good things about them.
His web site says he uses LaVoz on all his horns. http://www.geraldalbright.com/faq.htmsoybean said:Gerald Allbright uses Hahn reeds on his tenor.
Yes… at least he says he does. I met Gerald at the NAMM show on Jan 17. He was playing alto and tenor at the Cannonball booth. I asked him about his tenor set up. It was a Sugal mouthpiece with a Hahn reed. I asked him if he was just using it for the show, but he said that he used the Hahn reed for recording and touring. He prefers cane reeds on alto and soprano, but liked the Hahn for tenor. I asked him about fibracell and he says he likes those too. I can't remember what his alto mouthpiece was.saxdude48 said:Are you sure about this?
I used to play Fibracell on both alto and tenor. I stopped using them when the "Premier" reeds came out. The Hahn reeds are much better than the new Fibracell. They play like the old Fibracells used to. The strength is slightly different. If you play a cane reed with a 2 1/2 strength then you would need a #3 Hahn.thesaxguy said:Anybody out there play both Hahn and Fibracell ? I want to try the Hahn reeds, but don't know how they compare strength-wise to Fibracells. I play Fibracell Premier #2 on Alto and 3-1/2 on Tenor. Any idea what the Hahn equivalents would be ?? Thanks.
I've played both Hahn and Fibracell on my soprano. I used 2s for both reeds and they were very close to the same hardness. I'm in a cane stage again...Anybody out there play both Hahn and Fibracell ? I want to try the Hahn reeds, but don't know how they compare strength-wise to Fibracells. I play Fibracell Premier #2 on Alto and 3-1/2 on Tenor. Any idea what the Hahn equivalents would be ?? Thanks.