Eric! I just stumbled across this video! You sound amazing and Carmine's reeds couldn't have found a better recipient :) Bravo my friend - you seem to be doing well. ~Cheers, Renee M.
Good Morning: I have 10 boxes of Vandoren 5 reeds dating back to 1977--and still NOT opened/used. Clearly your shows that even 55 years old "new" unused reeds can still work and sound great. And in your demonstration, the 55 year old reed sounded much better than the newer one. WOW...!!! Lesson learned: Unused older reeds can sound great. THANK YOU...!!!
Ya, I don’t doubt that at all. I think these probably benefitted from the aging process, but i am sure consistency is better today! Thanks for watching!
@@ParkHouseCreations They do seem to have stratified the quality of the cane though, blue box getting the worst then by Rue Lepic 56 the best. I guess you pay for what you get.
About 10 years ago I found a partial purple box of 2.5-3 reeds I bought in1962. When I put one in my mouth it tasted the same as they always tasted. I paid about $7.50 for a box of 25. Mine play pretty good also, I don't know anyone one who had any ill effects from the taste. I still use blue (purple box) reeds I prefer them and you are correct the old ones were better. Keep up the good work. Mike
Ya, these tasted like how a closed attic smells. Stale doesn’t begin to describe them! But it sounds like you made a great find! Thanks for watching and sharing your experience!!
when they were new it was kind of a sweet taste I just thought it was how cane tasted. In those days we didn't fuss over things it was just the way it was. Mike
I agree, the vintage reeds sound more vibrant, brighter with a clearer sound. I have several VanDoren boxes from about 1975 which I recently opened. Each reed varied but played well even though some were a bit stiff. One box was opened already from that time just sitting in the case unplayed. There was a lot of what look like brown saw dust in it so I’m imagining that bugs must’ve gotten in and had their way with the reeds so I discarded those 😨😮
I have some of those reeds from 1960 and only play with them and the sound is great. They are all #4 , also Number 3.5 which Anthony Gigliotti gave me. I am 82 years old and use these sparingly along with some Morre reeds which My Teacher gave to me. They are wonderful>
Honestly, I don’t think the flowpacks create a more humidity controlled environment than the cellophane wrapping already found around the box, but I’m sure music stores/band directors/etc. like them because they allow for a box to be easily split up without losing that humidity control. In general I think some level of humidity control is most likely beneficial for keeping reeds more consistent from reed to reed. But I hear what you’re saying! These reeds still played well without all of that, so… 🤷♂️
@@ParkHouseCreations Looks cool! I don’t know if you have heard but I have a podcast called Clarineat. You should come on some time and tell me about these videos you are doing. The production is incredible!
@@chickenmuffin Thanks for the kind words! I have definitely heard of the Podcast, I've listened to many of your episodes starting with the Martin Frost one back in 2016! I'd be happy to come on the show and talk about the videos, feel free to send me an email at parkhousecreations@gmail.com and we will work out the details!
@@ParkHouseCreations I agree ☝️ There are many variables in sound production but one’s concept plays a vital role in the end result. I salute you !!! 🙏👍🤗