{"product_id":"daddario-organic-reserve-classic-bb-clarinet-box","title":"D'Addario Organic Reserve Classic Bb Clarinet Reeds","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNote: These are priced per reed. One of 'em. (Not a box. Though you're welcome to buy 10 of them, and I may just throw in the box for free)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's a fun bit of music industry history: In 2004, Rico was up for sale. D'Addario — who had been the North American distributor for Vandoren since 1986 — invited Vandoren to partner with them on the purchase. Vandoren said no thanks, and in 2004 Dansr was formed to become Vandoren's distributor in the US. Now they're \u003ca title=\"Hatfields and McCoys wikipedia page\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hatfield%E2%80%93McCoy_feud\"\u003eHatfields and McCoys\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo D'Addario bought Rico on their own. And then they poured money into it: new equipment, digital manufacturing, tighter tolerances, sustainable farming practices on the cane plantations they acquired in France and Argentina. The orange box Rico reeds stayed orange (because tradition), but everything under the hood got a serious upgrade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty years later, here we are. The Reserve Classic is the \"V12\" of the D'Addario line — thicker blank, more cane to work with. Here's the weird part: D'Addario says the Classic runs a quarter to half-strength \u003cem\u003esofter\u003c\/em\u003e than the regular Reserve. And they're right — it does. Which is the opposite of Vandoren, where the V12 feels harder than the Traditional. Go figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSame story as the rest of the Organic line: some are a \u003cem\u003elittle\u003c\/em\u003e stuffy out of the box, but a little break-in time and a \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/products\/reed-plaque-clear-with-finishing-cloth-set-1\"\u003epolishing cloth\u003c\/a\u003e and you're there. Consistent strength-to-strength, not too much roulette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're a \u003ca href=\"\/pt\/products\/vandoren-v12-clarinet-reeds-singles\"\u003eV12\u003c\/a\u003e player looking to experiment, start here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"D'Addario","offers":[{"title":"2.5","offer_id":50775877615906,"sku":"ODCT1025","price":4.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3.0","offer_id":50775877648674,"sku":"ODCT1030","price":4.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3.5","offer_id":50775877681442,"sku":"ODCT1035","price":4.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3.5+","offer_id":50775877714210,"sku":"ODCT10355","price":4.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4.0","offer_id":50775877746978,"sku":"ODCT1040","price":4.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/5799\/1202\/files\/DAddario-Bb-ReserveClassic-reeds.jpg?v=1767828839","url":"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/pt\/products\/daddario-organic-reserve-classic-bb-clarinet-box","provider":"earspasm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}