Is a Plastic Reed Actually Better Than Wood?
I remember the first time I tried a plastic reed on my alto sax—I was honestly prepared to hate it. Most of my teachers had spent years telling me that real cane was the only way to get a "soulful" sound, but after fighting with a box of reeds where only two actually worked, I reached my breaking point. I just wanted to play my instrument without spending twenty minutes "balancing" a piece of wood with a reed knife or soaking it in a cup of water like some kind of weird science experiment. ...