Hi Folks,
This is my first post here so let me introduce, my name is Luis Pablo Gasparotto and I was the Hahn reeds distributor for the Americas. I’m the guy somebody referred as the Argentinian Hahn reeds provider. I don’t represent nor distribute Hahn reeds anymore, I’m developing my own product at this time, I’m at a very advanced stage of the developing process.
I’m a synthetic reeds big fan because I think they have a better pros/cons relation than natural cane reeds. I play synthetic reeds exclusively since 10 years ago. After testing almost all available synthetic reeds brands and models I realized there’s a right synthetic reed for everyone. Of course, certain synthetic reeds could demand an adaptation period. I think the synthetic reed is the best option for those players who want a reed which “just works” or a kind of “plug and play” reed. A well know saxophone player said “nothing compares to a very good natural cane reed but, how many of them (if any) you get in a 10 reeds box? Synthetic reeds are more like an average natural cane reed”.
I did a few recordings for comparative purposes (not for sharing my below average playing level). I used the synthetic reeds I like the most on both alto and tenor.
Alto reeds Mouthpiece was a Meyer 6M and saxophone was a Martin Imperial Handcraft (1935).
Tenor Sax Mouthpiece was a Saxscape SL and saxophone was a Holton 241 (’30s).
I did these recordings as a blind test, I’ll share the reeds brands and models later. Your opinions will be highly appreciated.
