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.
I ordered "Abracadabra Oboe" (instruction book), which was to have come with 2 CDs. However, I received the version without CDs with instructions for downloading the tracks. I emailed Crook and Stable about this discrepancy but received no reply. I'm quite disappointed in the lack of response.
My first time buying Argento. Normally buy Marsden but they have been out of stock for a long time and delays when buying direct also. Argento had great reviews. Ordered two reeds - came in bright blue thread not the usual dark. One reed was fine after a bit of scraping. The other reed wasn't immediately playable so will keep forgetting emergency and scrape it at a later date.
Bought these instead of the C&S Pro which are out of stock. Was recommended them as a good substitute. They certainly are. Thanks very much. Looking forward to playing the finale of Tchaik Pathetique on it (2nd bassoon).