Dorado Oboe Reed by Crook & Staple

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!

Dorado Oboe Reed by Crook & Staple

I ordered two of these MS reeds on 15/2 but when I tried to blow them, after soaking, they were very hard and almost unblowable. I left a chat message on 22/2 requesting advice but no one responded. Today 27/2 I phoned for advice but after holding for 10 minutes I was cut off. Not very impressed and just giving 2 stars because delivery was prompt.

Prompt delivery and good communication
Good quality and range of oboe reeds

I bought 1 dorado and 2 academy reeds. I'm an occasional player and generally like a medium hard reed. The dorado is slightly softer than the academy but both suit me well. Very prompt service. It would be nice if they arrived in little plastic tubes rather than loose in cotton wool.

Perfect - didn’t need any adjustment

Because of covid 19, the delivery is much later than expected. Further to our questioning, the staff was helpful to chase the order with the post office. Coz the reeds are not sent with a traceable postage service, they have difficulties to check the status. Luckily we received it at the end. Anyway, thanks very much for the help from the staff and appreciated on his patience to answer me. About the reeds, we have not started using it, so not able to comment at this moment.

First time I've bought this reed to compare. It has a lovely tone and tuning and appears to have been made well. Quite easy to blow and I think it will blow in well. If they are all like this I would recommend you try them.

Not blown a Dorado before. Found it rather hard but with some shaving its coming along. Final judgement reserved.

Definitely needed a few adjustments, but it worked out really well in the end! Cane was very high quality and rolled right off.

Very happy with these reeds for grade 6 level, also excellent service

3 of the 4 reeds I ordered work really well with a lovely tone. The 4th needs a bit of work to make it crow properly.
Would purchase again, perhaps not during a lockdown though.

Ihave had a chance to blow this reed in and I think it was an excellent suggestion kindly made by the staff at C&S. A good choice of reed for a player that is beyond beginner but not yet an advanced player. It allows for a nice even tone throughout upper and lower registers, and is not as difficult to blow as the professional range of reeds.
Thank you for your advice. I think this was an excellent purchase and value for money.
J.Campbell, Glasgow

Good quality reed with gorgeous mellow sound.

Reeds delivered promptly despite covid restrictions. Well made reed, a little less responsive than expected.

Having not played for 30 years I had been using some very old reeds I found in the case and then when they gave up on me, a 30 year old.plastic Reed.

What a transformation using these reeds. My sound is enjoyable again

These reeds were recommended for me by cork and staple and while one allows me to play a whole sonata, the other I find a bit hard and I only get through one movement.

This is the only reason for 4 stars rather than 5.

The positive is that both make a lovely sound and are even throughout the range. I can even find the top F again in the Mozart Quartet!

it has a great sound but it is still a bit too weak for me

These reeds are consistent and incredibly predictable. I order them in groups of 5 and they are all great. Their tones are all slightly different, however I have never had one that has not gone in to circulation in my reed case.

Overall I was very pleased with these reeds, having been disappointed with others purchased elsewhere recently. They’ve needed a little adjustment, and are slightly too closed, but are immediately playable which is more than i can say for others I’ve bought from other places. I will definitely buy these again as seem to have lots of potential. Thank you, I’m very glad to have discovered you!

I bought two pieces. Both are very light. They play, respond. Sound is not my favourite. The workmanship I find poor - the scraping is very asymmetrical, blades are not inline with each other.

Really good reeds. Free blowing and responsive with a nice sweet tone. I will be ordering more.

Beautiful reed. So pleased to have found C&S.

For the first time I have received excellent reeds that I can play well without any modification. They are free and easy to produce a quality sound that is also good at controlling both tuning and amplification. The quality of the service was also excellent and very prompt. Hoping these reeds will see me through 7 performances of a full musical in a week and a few weeks of preparation too!

Reliable reeds for students and teachers alike, with warm tone and good response.

I like these reeds as they have a warm tone, are fairly responsive and play in tune

Reeds getting better with time

Played beautifully straight away with a lovely tone. Would definitely recommend it!