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Rigotti Gold Tenor Saxophone Reeds

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RigottiGold Tenor Saxophone Reeds


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Rigotti
Rigotti Gold reeds represent the finest in precision and playability. Hand picked and precisely cut, these reeds are consistant, focused and last well. Select from light, medium or strong versions of each strength. Box of 10.
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About Rigotti Cane

The Best Cane
Ets Rigotti owe part of their reputation to their materials: the canes. The canes of the Var, and those of Cogolin and among the best in the world. Grown alongside rivers and streams, the 'Rigotti Reeds', represent a large area that is maintained all year round. For that the cultures receive our greatest attention.

Cutting
They are cut during a winter afternoon over four months from December to March. When the cane has reached maturity (after two years when it measures seven to eight meters with a diameter of 26cm to 32cm), it is cut left in the open where it will be worked on. The work on the reeds is split into stages: we use a 'plumes' to dispose of all the excess and 'feathers', we only keep the 2 or 3 meters from the base (the rest is either burned or used as bamboo). We then cut (from the base to the top) the tubes and throw away the knots to obtain batons suited to music. This is where the true work starts, each tube is calibrated to a particular instrument. The double reeds are for the oboe and bassoon, which must be wet to be bent and attached.

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MaterialFrench Cane
Quantity10
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by Larry Weintraub 1/27/2008 1:10:12 PM
Musical Experience: Navy Band Retired, Teach private sax & clarinet students, teach part time in Va Bch Schools
Style of music: Jazz, standards etc, combo, pit orch, concert band & big band
Hometown Va Bch
My usual reed is a Rico 2.5 on my MK VI tenor saxophone with a vintage metal FL Otto Link 8*. They play great for me, nice sound, nice edge and nice sub tone. But they usually do not last more than 1 or 2 gigs. Because I do a lot of combo work and I'm the only horn I play a lot on my gigs. I have been looking for an alternative for quite a while. I think I finally found it. The Rigotti Gold reeds have every bit the sound, edge, sub tone etc that the Ricos have. They feel a little bit tougher. We'll see, I have some gigs in early Feb and I'll try them out and see how they do. One thing, because I play a Rico 2.5 I tried a Rigotti 2.5 med first. It was way too soft. Then I tried a 2.5 hard, almost, but still a bit too soft; however I could tell that the sound was right. Okay dare I pop for another box; I did, and tried a Rigotti 3 light. That did it. Out of 10 reeds, nine were winners with 1 reed being a bit too hard. The other eight were either right on target or with just lowering the tip of the reed slightly below the tip of the mpc they were right on. I'll let them settle a bit and see if they need adjusting in a few days. Meanwhile if you are looking for a different reed to try, give these a try. Just remember to up your reed strength a bit if you play a Rico product right now. One other thing, because they are French I wasn't sure if they would produce a jazz sound, but you know what, they do. So I would say that I basically agree with the other guy who reviewed these reeds. Gee, I wonder how their clarinet reeds compare to Vandoren V-12's? Anyone out try that experiment yet?


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