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But what exactly IS the difference between a single reed and a double reed? Obviously they sound different, but what is doubled? Are there two layers? Twice as long, or thick? Would pictures or illustrations help? Catherine\ talk 17:28, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Give some examples — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.89.42.83 ( talk) 12:53, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
I have removed a lot of tangential material and tried to pare it down to straightforward explanations. The existing images help tremendously in understanding single/double reed differences, etc. I'll try to add links and references - www.saxontheweb.net, David Pino's clarinet book, and I'll see what else is applicable. Special-T 22:26, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
I have removed material from this article that was either unsubstantiated or that consisted primarily of instructions about reed care and selection. See Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. No offense to the (possibly) many authors of that material, but it's not encyclopedia info. - Special-T 15:24, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
There is now nothing like enough information on Double Reeds. Wiki may not be a lot of things but neither is is merely a dictionary! A person looking for information on double reeds will not be greatly informed by what remains of this page. It should not be necessary for a reader to enquire on the discussion page to get the information that should be in the article!
The inclusion of Tromboon in this page is misleading at best and (despite an internal link) possibly classifiable as vandalism, mistaken for humour. I have no time today but if this page isn't fixed in the next few weeks, I'll do it myself! Obiskobilob 10:35, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
On the materials paragraph, it says quote "Most reeds are made from cane, but synthetic reeds made from various substances are used by a small number of clarinetists and saxophonists, as well as bagpipers, particularly the Italian Zampognari, who often use synthetic double reeds for the Italian Zampogna. Synthetic reeds are generally more durable than their natural counterparts, do not need to be moistened prior to playing, and can be more consistent in quality. Many players consider them to have poor sound, or use them only in a context where tone quality is less important, such as a marching band." This is confusing, and it could be interpreted as either the synthetic reed having poor sound or the cane reed can have poor sound. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.110.251.252 ( talk) 23:47, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Re: "...the "Reed 3" part in Bernstein's West Side Story...calls for the player to use piccolo, flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor, and baritone saxophones":
I've not looked at the score, but I'd bet a large sum of money it specifies the American English horn, not the British (and inexcusably absurd) cor anglais. If anyone can demonstrate that I'd lose the bet, he (homo, not vir) can change it back. TheScotch ( talk) 06:25, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was move to Reed (mouthpiece). The discussion is a bit fractured, but this suggestion seems to strike a balance between concerns of concision and a logical parenthetical disambiguator that people will recognize.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 14:39, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
Reed (instrument) → Reed (music) – Apparently, this page was moved from Reed (music) to Reed (instrument) in 2006. I'd like to move it back, seeing as this current title suggests that it's an instrument itself. --Relisted. George Ho ( talk) 23:00, 23 May 2015 (UTC) Eman235/ talk 00:24, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
It seems highly improbable that the cane for ALL reeds is grown in the southern region of France. 2601:640:4080:3CC0:A50B:4397:5423:1858 ( talk) 04:03, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
The article seems to not explain how airflow causes the reed to vibrate, which would be a useful piece of information. 129.67.156.186 ( talk) 08:44, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
I feel that this article can become better if the history of the reeds was added. This way people can learn about how far the making of the reeds has gone from when you had to make your own to buying it from a music shop. Wobblingpenguin ( talk) 02:46, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
I nominated Wooden reed care for deletion - it's a how-to & not encyclopedic. Figured some of the editors here would want to weigh in. Special-T ( talk) 13:25, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
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But what exactly IS the difference between a single reed and a double reed? Obviously they sound different, but what is doubled? Are there two layers? Twice as long, or thick? Would pictures or illustrations help? Catherine\ talk 17:28, 16 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Give some examples — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.89.42.83 ( talk) 12:53, 24 August 2016 (UTC)
I have removed a lot of tangential material and tried to pare it down to straightforward explanations. The existing images help tremendously in understanding single/double reed differences, etc. I'll try to add links and references - www.saxontheweb.net, David Pino's clarinet book, and I'll see what else is applicable. Special-T 22:26, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
I have removed material from this article that was either unsubstantiated or that consisted primarily of instructions about reed care and selection. See Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. No offense to the (possibly) many authors of that material, but it's not encyclopedia info. - Special-T 15:24, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
There is now nothing like enough information on Double Reeds. Wiki may not be a lot of things but neither is is merely a dictionary! A person looking for information on double reeds will not be greatly informed by what remains of this page. It should not be necessary for a reader to enquire on the discussion page to get the information that should be in the article!
The inclusion of Tromboon in this page is misleading at best and (despite an internal link) possibly classifiable as vandalism, mistaken for humour. I have no time today but if this page isn't fixed in the next few weeks, I'll do it myself! Obiskobilob 10:35, 16 June 2007 (UTC)
On the materials paragraph, it says quote "Most reeds are made from cane, but synthetic reeds made from various substances are used by a small number of clarinetists and saxophonists, as well as bagpipers, particularly the Italian Zampognari, who often use synthetic double reeds for the Italian Zampogna. Synthetic reeds are generally more durable than their natural counterparts, do not need to be moistened prior to playing, and can be more consistent in quality. Many players consider them to have poor sound, or use them only in a context where tone quality is less important, such as a marching band." This is confusing, and it could be interpreted as either the synthetic reed having poor sound or the cane reed can have poor sound. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.110.251.252 ( talk) 23:47, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
Re: "...the "Reed 3" part in Bernstein's West Side Story...calls for the player to use piccolo, flute, oboe, cor anglais, clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor, and baritone saxophones":
I've not looked at the score, but I'd bet a large sum of money it specifies the American English horn, not the British (and inexcusably absurd) cor anglais. If anyone can demonstrate that I'd lose the bet, he (homo, not vir) can change it back. TheScotch ( talk) 06:25, 17 September 2010 (UTC)
The result of the proposal was move to Reed (mouthpiece). The discussion is a bit fractured, but this suggestion seems to strike a balance between concerns of concision and a logical parenthetical disambiguator that people will recognize.-- Fuhghettaboutit ( talk) 14:39, 31 May 2015 (UTC)
Reed (instrument) → Reed (music) – Apparently, this page was moved from Reed (music) to Reed (instrument) in 2006. I'd like to move it back, seeing as this current title suggests that it's an instrument itself. --Relisted. George Ho ( talk) 23:00, 23 May 2015 (UTC) Eman235/ talk 00:24, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
It seems highly improbable that the cane for ALL reeds is grown in the southern region of France. 2601:640:4080:3CC0:A50B:4397:5423:1858 ( talk) 04:03, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
The article seems to not explain how airflow causes the reed to vibrate, which would be a useful piece of information. 129.67.156.186 ( talk) 08:44, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
I feel that this article can become better if the history of the reeds was added. This way people can learn about how far the making of the reeds has gone from when you had to make your own to buying it from a music shop. Wobblingpenguin ( talk) 02:46, 28 January 2017 (UTC)
I nominated Wooden reed care for deletion - it's a how-to & not encyclopedic. Figured some of the editors here would want to weigh in. Special-T ( talk) 13:25, 1 November 2020 (UTC)