Dear Mark,
Many thanks for your kind words and taking the time to leave us a review. We hope you enjoy making those contra reeds and we look forward to having you shop with us again soon.
Very best wishes,
Eliza @ Crook & Staple
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David H.
Superb Contra Cane
This is an excellent cane which forms well without cracking to the collar. It has been profiled with the ideal tube length for my style of reed. The hardness of the cane seems good for chamber and orchestral playing, though I might choose harder cane for exposed orchestral work.
This is quite heavily profiled cane and really only wants the tip finishing, which results in quite a soft and bright reed, though it can be darkened with wire placement/shape. I really like this cane and use it for 2nd bassoon playing as its best for quiet and/or mid to low range playing. Excellent service.
The reeds are great but the delay in receiving them due to customs demand for payment meant I did not receive the reeds for my concert despite paying extra for faster shipping
Although very pleased with the quality of your reed, I was not happy at having to pay 13 euros in customs charges to my local post office. Maybe you can find a way around this.
This is quite heavily profiled cane and really only wants the tip finishing, which results in quite a soft and bright reed, though it can be darkened with wire placement/shape. I really like this cane and use it for 2nd bassoon playing as its best for quiet and/or mid to low range playing. Excellent service.