{"id":50521,"date":"2018-03-28T14:50:56","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T18:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/?p=50521"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T16:00:02","slug":"boston-sax-shop-signature-reed-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/boston-sax-shop-signature-reed-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Sax Shop Signature Reed Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I am reviewing a beautiful new product I received with a reed order from Jack Tyler at the Boston Sax Shop<\/a>.\u00a0 Last week,\u00a0 I ordered some new reeds to try from Jack and when the package came, I opened it to discover this added gem inside.\u00a0 This is the Boston Sax Shop signature reed case.\u00a0 It is without a doubt the most beautiful reed case I have ever seen.\u00a0 It is not cheap,\u00a0 but I thought I would write about it for those of you out there that like “fine” things like cuban cigars, Lamborghinis and Rolex watches………<\/p>\n

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Boston Sax Shop Signature Reed Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here is the description of the signature reed case from the Boston Sax Shop website<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Each Boston Sax Shop reed case is made from solid maple and richly stained in a dark cherry finish. The cases feature an unbreakable level acrylic table which helps to prevent reeds from warping. An integrated side vent provides just enough breathability so that your reeds maintain an even balance of moisture retainment. The profile of the case is designed to be as slim as possible and utilizes two flush mounted rare earth magnets for closure.\u00a0 Available for alto and tenor.\u00a0 Each case comfortably holds 4 reeds.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Boston Sax Shop Signature Reed Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n

The BSS signature reed case looks great with the richly stained walnut wood.\u00a0 The BSS engraving on top looks cool and while it might peak another sax player’s curiosity with it’s subtlety, it isn’t a blatant advertisement that shouts out BOSTON SAX SHOP<\/a>!!!\u00a0 \u00a0This logo is a much classier alternative in my opinion.<\/p>\n

The case opens smoothly and easily but you can feel the pull of the two\u00a0 “rare earth” magnets that hold it closed.\u00a0 They are strong enough so that the case won’t open accidentally and your most cherished reeds scattered all over the place.\u00a0 I don’t know what\u00a0 “rare earth magnets” even are………but it does sound impressive!\u00a0 (I think that is what Thor’s hammer is made of perhaps……..)<\/p>\n

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Boston Sax Shop Signature Reed Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the description describes above, inside the case is an “unbreakable” acrylic table to place your most cherished reeds on. Although I believe that acrylic is probably extremely hard to break (especially inside the reed case),\u00a0 I’m not sure I am onboard with Jack’s claim that it is “unbreakable”.\u00a0 I was tempted to get out my power drill and test this assertion but then decided “Ahhh, he probably just meant it’s really hard to break……”.\u00a0 That is good enough for me. (Although, if it is unbreakable, it would be good to know so I could whip it out if I’m about to get shot in a mugging gone horribly wrong down in Boston……)<\/p>\n

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Boston Sax Shop Signature Reed Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the top inside of the case is what feels like a velvet material to gently caress and hug your favorite reeds. This contact keeps them secure physically and emotionally.\u00a0 Where the case closes on the butt end of the reeds the velvet material is thicker like a velvety pillow you might see at your stay at the luxury suite at the Four Seasons Hotel or perhaps Trump Tower.\u00a0 The velvety pillow material gently holds each reed in a tender embrace as you shut the case so that they are not traumatized in thinking they are being locked away forever but rather just going “night night”.\u00a0 Those reeds aren’t going anywhere…….nor do they want to……..<\/p>\n

On either side of the velvety pillow are the integrated side vents to provide just enough breathability for your reeds so that they aren’t too moist or too dry but perfectly happy and ready to be played the next time they are needed.<\/p>\n

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Boston Sax Shop Signature Reed Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the past, I have had reed cases where the hinge rod would inevitably slide out and get lost somewhere in my travels.\u00a0 This was always a pain when it happened.\u00a0 The BSS signature reed case looks to me like it was designed to protect against this by placing the hinges in such a position that the wood of the case would stop those hinge rods from sliding out in either direction which is awesome.<\/p>\n

The one thing I would be careful of are the 8 screws that hold those hinges in place.\u00a0 I have been around long enough to know that those pesky little screws are just waiting to twist themselves out and make an escape when I am not looking.\u00a0 I would suggest keeping an eye on those little guys. (I am tempted right now to put a little dab of super glue on each one to hinder their escape)<\/p>\n

The case does hold four reeds comfortably.\u00a0 You can squeeze a fifth reed in also but it just over hangs the acrylic a very tiny bit.\u00a0 If they had made that acrylic just a millimeter or two wider it could have fit five reeds. Oh well………..<\/p>\n

If you are interested in the Boston Sax Shop Signature reed holder to not only hold your reeds, but also to keep them safe and secure, you can get one at the Boston Sax Shop website<\/a>.\u00a0 Neffmusic also gets a small commission from each sale using this link which helps support this website,\u00a0 so thank you in advance if you use the link.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Jack for sending me one of these.\u00a0 We aren’t used to this kind of luxury up in the woods of Vermont but I can’t say I don’t like it!\u00a0 Gotta run, time for my spa visit……..Stay thirsty, my friends!<\/p>\n

Disclosure:\u00a0 I received the product reviewed above for free in the hope that I would try it and perhaps review it on my blog. I also receive a small commission when you purchase from the Boston Sax Shop website using the link<\/a>\u00a0above that helps to support this site. Regardless, I only review sax mouthpieces and other sax related gear that I enjoy playing and believe will be good for other saxophone players to try also. Steve<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today, I am reviewing a beautiful new product I received with a reed order from Jack Tyler at the Boston Sax Shop.\u00a0 Last week,\u00a0 I ordered some new reeds to try from Jack and when the package came, I opened it to discover this added gem inside.\u00a0 This is the Boston Sax Shop signature reed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":63,"featured_media":50524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[1685,1715,1716,1717,1714,658,1718],"class_list":{"0":"post-50521","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-saxophone-stuff","8":"tag-boston-sax-shop","9":"tag-bss","10":"tag-reed-case","11":"tag-reed-holder","12":"tag-reeds","13":"tag-review","14":"tag-storage","15":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/63"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50521"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125868,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50521\/revisions\/125868"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}