Anyone check the internals of that reed block design? The reed chambers seem to be a little undeep, with sometimes a cutout into the base plate, around where the larger reed's top moves most. Don' know if that's always the case though. PS With Acadians i always found them to project the balls of their sound more forwards than with the other "top" brands i encountered sofar, Martins, Bon Cajuns etc. Generally i like them for gigging a lot for that reason. But the sound can vary, even when two are similarly built with the same age and type of reeds it seems. - Nout