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CARBEC Blue Line Organic Reeds - Singles

CARBEC Blue Line Organic Reeds - Singles

Note: These are priced per reed. One of 'em. 

Feel free to buy one reed, a few reeds, or mix strengths. I don’t charge a premium for breaking up the box.

CARBEC is an Italian company, working with French cane. I saw these guys on Instagram or something, and I thought, "sure, I'll bite." 

I've regretted many things I bought off Instagram, but this is not one of those things. 

These. Reeds. Rocked. My. World.

They were SUPER consistent — once I found my strength, I was finding 90% of the box exactly the same. And I loved the sound: definitely fuller/deeper, and less "reedy" than my usual V12. I could get a sound that I loved that was different from the sound that I've grown to love with my V12s. 

It's SO cool to discover that I could do this simply by changing my reed. (Yeah, I know: I'm late to the party. But most people I know who switch reeds are doing so because they don't like their current reed. Here, I like them differently but equally.)

What's with the blue strip on the vamp?

Yeah, I love these reeds, but I think the blue strip is dumb. What CARBEC says (on their packaging), is that it "reduces bad vibrations and improves the roundness of the sound". Bad vibrations??

I took the tape off, I guess I have more bad vibrations now. 

That silliness aside, YOU HAVE GOT TO TRY THESE. What will it hurt? You might just find another sound in that clarinet to fall in love with. 

Get one. Or two. Nothing to lose except a few bucks.

NOTE: These run about 1/4-strength harder than the Vandoren V12/V21/56 Rue — so in other words if you play a 3.5 Vandoren, the 3.5- CARBEC is probably what you want, etc. Also, there is no 3.0- or 2.5+, just in case you're wondering. Also, I have the same question: what is the difference between a 3.5+ and a 4.0-? 

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Michele M. (Washington, United States)
First time trying Carbec Blue Line reeds

First time trying Carbec Blue Line reeds. I wasn't too sure at first, but after rotating them and breaking them in a bit more, I find them surprisingly responsive. Not the "perfect" tone I generally look for, but very close and certainly great for practices/rehearsals.

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John P. (New York, United States)
Try these!

These reeds are beautifully made and very consistent. Like Michael said, I find they run a tick hard. To me they feel like a better V12.

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Andrew P. (Illinois, United States)
Great reeds!

Great quality reeds made from awesome cane, consistent and as advertised.

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Thomas R. (Georgia, United States)
Reeds don't come in the box pictured.

Ordered 10 reeds and figured they would come in the box as shown. Instead I got a large box with 10 individually wrapped reeds. The reeds are great, not thrilled with the packaging.

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Patrick B. (Washington, United States)
Consistént;)

Who am I? Average Joe clarinet. I probably wrestle with the same cane red issues you do. You might touch a scalpel where I hack a ham, but I have noticed enough difference in these Carbec reeds to speak up. I sometimes get 5 reds out of 10 that play without some tooling. Sometimes more, less = the drift. Each Carbec I tried speaks evenly, seems consistent. A bit toothy in the heart, but even. Reliable. Get one or three and try them out for yourself. You might not put the Legeré in storagé, but what if you could?