Another Reed Review
Tuesday July 03 2007
From Joshua, via gmail chat (unedited, except for obscenities, hence spelling errors)
me: so—
1:07 PM how were they?
1:09 PM Joshua: omg omg omg
OMG…
dude
omg
me: woah
Joshua: you make the best. reeds. f@#&ing. ever.
me: calm down buddy
so you liked them, eh?
Joshua: seriously
they rule
me: i sent you 2 red, 1 green and what was the other
multicolor?
Joshua: purkle
1:10 PM me: purple? I’m assuming you liked the green and purple best?
1:11 PM Joshua: I really love the purple one, I also really love the green one, although I need to play it more to see if I like it more than the purple one. The red ones are also really good, but I’ve been playing the purple one mostly, and ahvent’ really given the red ones their full trial yet (I also have to play a lot of clarinet these days, so I only get about an hour or two a day to play the oboe)
they’re all very, very good, though—the low note response is AMAZING… on them
1:12 PM me: cool. tell your friends
Joshua: oh, I am
me: if you order from me, i’ll sell them for $15 a pop, and if you order 10, I’ll give you 2 extras free.
1:13 PM you can split them with your pals
Joshua: ooooh—that’s actually a great deal.
1:14 PM me: and if you send the staples back, i’ll take off another $2 for each staple
you can send them the slow cheap way.
Joshua: nifty coolbeans!! 
I like the staples
they’re a little tight on my oboe, but that’s what cork grease is for
me: which ones did i send you? the sierra?
1:15 PM Joshua: yes
me: i take a nail file and sand them a bit. i don’t like cork grease
messy
Joshua: it is indeed
but I wipe them off before I put them away
1:16 PM me: cool. anyways, glad you like them
i guess you prolly like the beefy ones
the purple one is bigger than the green one, right?
Joshua: i do—although I get very similar sounds from all of them
yes, slightly
1:17 PM me: if it’s too big, you can scrape the sides of the heart to lessen the opening
yeah, consistency is good 
Joshua: you’re quite good at this whole reed thing 
me: i spend too much time
1:18 PM on reeds. my wife can attest to that.
Joshua: lol
