The items (magnetic pencils) rrived on time and are even lovlier than the pictures looking forward to giveng them to my music teacher as a small thank you gift !
I’ve had a number of Winfield Continental reeds now from Crook & Staple. I have always found the reeds to play well, produce a good sound and tone. There is sometimes a difference in the hardness of the scrape which can take some reeds longer to be playable. I will continue to buy these reeds
The classical oboe reeds were made with modern brass staples fitted with O-rings rather than the traditional thread wrapping. Consequently the staples did not fit the instrument and there was no way to adjust the width. I must confess I should have done more research before purchasing.