[Craig Duckering]

Thanks Johnny, I didn’t know that. Yes, on the palm keys, I can hit the D consistently, and E sometimes ;), but the high F is very hard to hit, seems even harder with the synthetic reed versus cane. May be my imagination, but curious, it is easier to hit the very high notes with a stiffer reed? Right now I am mainly practicing with the Black Onyx Soft. Thanks!

[Craig Duckering]

Update: I’ve been playing the Black Onyx for a few days now and they are great. Mainly playing the Soft so far, and tried the Medium Soft today, and felt a little different but still played well. Overall I love the way it is easier to hit the low notes without too much trouble. However, I am wondering if it is normal to have it be tougher to hit the Altissimo range. High D to E is usually doable, but I am having trouble with the high F. Of course I’m a newbie, so that could be a practice thing as well. Just to compare a put a tested cane reed back on today for a few minutes, and it did seem to be more effort to blow. So I’m definitely liking the synthetic, and will have to experiment with others. Thanks for sharing everyone!

[Craig Duckering]

Sounds great, thanks Johnny! Looking forward to learning more of them.

[Craig Duckering]

Looking forward to getting my Fiberreeds in the mail tomorrow as well. William, I’m with you Fly Me To The Moon has been a fun one to play!

[Craig Duckering]

Thanks everyone for the great input. I have the Fiberreeds on their way, should show up tomorrow (thanks Johnny), so I’ll try those for a bit, but the Legere sounds interesting to try later as well, I may dabble there.

[Craig Duckering]

Thanks Walley, I’ll check those out!

[Craig Duckering]

Thanks Pete, great feedback!

[Craig Duckering]

The new link works. Thanks!

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