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.
Looks good on the screen but much small than anticipated. Oboe reeds are 71-73mm which is at the end of the callipers range; at which point it's starting to fall apart. The engraved measurements are difficult to reed (sic). Nice piece of brass, though.
Our order took weeks longer then the timeframe indicated on the product description. I had to contact Crooks many times for updates on my order, there was no courtesy updates on the order shared. I had to really push for the supplier to be contacted for an update.
After a brief initial soak both reeds have sounded good but one was playing a bit flat to start. This now seems to be improving, but of course much of the fault could be with the player!