Hi,

How do I know when it is time to change reeds? I am on 2.0 and wonder when it's time to move to 2.5.

Thanks

Sometimes when you practice alot and dont wash your reed,it will have this slime...tt's when u shld chan ge..if not try to wash it away..and also when the reed has like shreds at the top or if it's chipped.
=)hop ive helped.

oops.sorry i didnt see ur last part...
tt is really up to u...its good to use a 3-3.5 reed.
the thicker th harder...but isnt tt hard...when u think u can fully use ur reed 2.0 and can produce a good sound...den u shld change.

Thanks for the help. I'm not hitting all the notes all the time so I guess I'll wait to change. Sometimes I get an air sound which drives me crazy. Nothing is sticking and I try to put my sax together the same way and mouth and jaw the same but I get that air sometimes. any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

try a 2.5, that should get some better sound and you should actually hit notes easier, sometimes the really thin reeds make you squeek, like a clarinet, and that is BAD.

basicly, a reed is bad when it looks bad, sounds bad. It's really a common sense thing. If the reed aint playen well, throw it out.

Thanks for the help. I am using Rico.
Concerning the last comment about if the reed looks bad throw it out, makes sense but I can get the airy sound sometimes with a new reed but not always.

It's kinda when you feel like to move up really. My teacher asks me if I want to

i was told to move up a .5 every year or two 2 make mi playing stronger...i practice w/ a 4 but i perform w/ a 3 and i can rele tell a difference sinve i started switching back and forth