Drew from License to Kilt got back to me right away and is replacing the Warnocks with the Hard strength reeds. If you order from them, and want hard reeds be sure to emphasize that you really mean HARD and not medium. He told me that they automatically fill orders for hards with medium because they think customers don't really want a hard reed?????? My Shepard No. 2s are so poorly designed in terms of airflow, that I can only play with a hard reed, as anything else, even a broken in reed will squeal. Anyway, they did the right thing.