i just purchased a new reed that is a 10 dent stainless steel 26". When it arrived, the box was a little dinged up so I examined the reed closely. Looking down the top edge, I can see it is definitely not straight. I don't think it was caused by the ding in the box though. The reed feels pretty hefty and it is a gentle curve rather than a sharp bend.
I looked at some of my other reeds and some are perfectly straight, well they seem that way by eyeballing them down the edge, but others are slightly curved. Some of the reeds are nearly 30 years old. But none of them have as great of a curve as the brand new 10 dent stainless one I purchased.
Will this cause problems with the weaving? Should I contact the store and have them send a replacement, or is this fairly normal?
thanks for any info.