CLARINET  REED
BUYERS GUIDE

RICO Standard

Clarinet Reed

Popular reed for beginning band students!
Designed for a wide variety of playing situations, Rico Reeds are cut of our most flexible grade of cane. The ease of play, affordable price and convenient packaging options are why more musicians worldwide find Rico the best value. 

Clarinet Reed

The Premium Rico Reed!
Designed with the needs of the discriminating clarinetist in mind, Mitchell Lurie Premium reeds are French file cut. This cut gives maximum flexibility and, like all Lurie reed, they offer subtle tonal nuances and a wide dynamic range in all registers.

VANDOREN Standard (Blue Box)

Clarinet Reed

The benchmark for Symphonic & Concert Band!
Designed to produce a quality of extremely pure sound due to a very thin reed tip (the area of reed with maximum vibration), balanced by a solid vertebral column (more cane in the area which climbs gradually to the heel).  

VANDOREN V12

Clarinet Reed

The choice of more professional clarinetists
Designed specifically for the unique American sound, the Vandoren V12 Bb Clarinet Reed provides more wood in the heart and heal areas of the reed. The extra wood of the V12 clarinet reed keeps the sound very focused at extreme dynamic levels and works extremely well with longer faced mouthpieces.