The type of instruments that use a single reed are clarinets and saxophone.

What instrument has a single reed?

Clarinet. The clarinet could easily be mistaken for an oboe, except for the mouthpiece, which uses a single reed.

Does a flute have a single reed?

The Flute family does not have Reed and it produces the vibration by blowing in its tone hole. ... The Single Reed instruments produce the sound by placing a big reed onto the opening part of a mouthpiece. The Single Reed instruments are: the Clarinet family and, exceptionally in the orchestra, the Saxophone family.