Glad to see Hohner getting the recognition they deserve. Lots of great music has been played on Hohners and, historically, Cajun made boxes have been fitted with Hohner reeds; not only by Doucet but Moreau and Shine Mouton.

I contend tone and playability has as much to do with fitting,gapping and tuning the reeds as it does with reed quality.

Hohner and Monarch... I printed the lead post on this thread for posterity.

As to the condition of the reeds and wax, why not call Elton Doucet and ask him about this. He is a very approachable guy... and considering he supplies his self made bass boxes, fingerboards and reed blocks as well as buttons,bellows and reeds to other Cajun accordeon makers , many have a great deal of respect for him. Add to that his accordeons are played by satisfied players in Ireland and England.
I'd be curious as to his reply.

Excellent playing !

Call him
Le Piquant

They are good reeds because of their sound, but their response isn't as good as I'd like. This is a good accordion though, with those reeds. I love it.

You can't beat love. And like I always say an accordion is like a women, they are all fun to hold, they just hold differently.
Le Piquant

They are much the same with the lights out.

An accordion is like a woman- Very hard to get used to. Although, I don't think they play or handle quite as nicely, after you learn them. Response is different too. Hmmm, maybe they are not at all like a woman.