Wooden Pedal Reeds (new Ones!)

[philip lowe]

Does anyone know of recent examples produced in this country by Walker / Pennells & Sharp and how good they are? Am thinking of 16' Trombones or I suppose Fagots, and the like.

Any opinions and thoughts/information would be welcome

 

Thanks

 

Philip Lowe

Manchester

[pcnd5584]

Does anyone know of recent examples produced in this country by Walker / Pennells & Sharp and how good they are? Am thinking of 16' Trombones or I suppose Fagots, and the like.

Any opinions and thoughts/information would be welcome

 

Thanks

 

Philip Lowe

Manchester

 

Well, we do not have a recent example by Walker - ours dates from 1867. However, I will gladly swap it for a decent metal rank, with a touch of Bombarde. The scale is too small, the pressure quite low and the effect is distinctly underwhelming by any standards.