D’Addario Reed Guard IV - Sax & Clarinet Reed Case - Fits Reeds for Bb Clarinet, Soprano Sax, & Alto Sax

Note: The pictures are reversed for this Reed Gard and the smaller one - this Reed Gard fits reeds for the larger single reed instruments, including Alto and Bass Clarinet. I haven't tried it with my Contrabass reeds yet, but I'll bet that they will fit as well. I really like these reed cases, they are cheap, simple, and they just work. I've never damaged a reed using one of these and I've been using them since they first came out - right around the time that fire was discovered, IIRC. The only thing that would make this better would be if the 4 positions were numbered on the case. In lieu of that, I just use a marker to put 1-4 dots on the butt of the reed so I can remember which is which. BTW, I'll be leaving essentially the same review for the smaller case as I want to call attention to the fact that the pictures are reversed (and because I have several of the smaller ones as well!)

Serves as good protection of woodwind instrument reeds; durable and good fit.

I bought this seeing that it was cheap and it can hold my reed, it works very well for beginner and it holds the shape of the reeds well. It makes the reeds last lot longer than if you were to keep it in the plastic thing it comes in (don't do that). This product is a bang for buck.

As mentioned in another review, reeds are difficult to remove from this holder, especially if you insert them with too much force. Additionally, and related, the part that holds the reed in place is hard and inflexible. I'm noticing a "dent" on the top surface of the reeds stored in this holder as a result. Determining whether or not this affects the sound or longevity of the reed is beyond my playing and listening abilities, but if you are very picky and protective of your reeds, you will probably want to look elsewhere. The Conn-Selmer reed holder, similar in appearance and function, seems to work much better. Instead of a hard piece of plastic serving to hold the reed in place, it uses an elastic band for each of the reed slots, making it much easier to remove reeds and not denting them. Update 12/3/13: I've warmed up to this reed holder a bit more, and upgraded to 4 stars.

Excellent product. I use it all the time to hold my saxophone reeds so I can rotate them out evenly.

Daughter needed to store her reeds and this was just what she was looking for. Happy kids, happy mom.

I have several OLD versions of these for my tenor sax reeds. Our daughter gets an alto sax and needs a good reed holder or 2 because I start hammering her with an onslaught of various reeds to see which brand and style she likes... BAD IDEA. Keep It Simple Stupid. At least at first. These work GREAT at keeping your reeds secure, guarding against reed warp and allowing them to air dry. My only quibble is that the tenor version is relatively shorter so some reed heel always protrudes from the end for easy retrieval. For the alto version, you can insert the reed far enough into the holder that it can be difficult to extract with big hands and no fingernails.

Me being a lifelong league guitarist I didn’t even know what a read was for. I just thought it was a silly pic. Come to find out you needed to play clarinet.. neat