Klarinet Archive - Posting 001187.txt from 1999/11

From: "J & K Morgan" <morgan@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Legere reeds
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 02:28:46 -0500

I use his bass reeds and they are good.

John Morgan

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Legere reeds

> Dave Renaud,
>
> I have a Selmer 33 bass clarinet. I use a Morgan "D" facing mpc
that I just love. I have 35 years of reed adjustment knowledge. I
would gladly kiss all that farting around with reeds goodby. Do
you have any experience with his bass
> clarinet reeds? In your opinion, do you think the sound would be
as good as the best well broken in, burnished and balanced reed I
could muster? I'm interested only in the very best sound quality.
>
> David Renaud wrote:
>
> > I tried approximately 8 at a convention booth, and found all
slightly different.
> > In fact one of the clarinet #4 was slightly stiffer then one
4.25.
> > Guy admitted this can sometimes be the case.
> >
> > Has anyone else noticed this?
> >
> > I understand from him that the stiffness is controlled by
altering
> > the mixture of the material, and this is difficult to control
100%.
> >
> > Best synthetic reeds I've ever tried.
> > The tenor sax reeds are fantastic, primary reed.
> > I'm using the clarinet reeds as back ups.
> > Cheers
> > Dave Renaud
> >
> > Ed Maurey wrote:
> >
> > > I just got my third batch of Legere reeds. They get BETTER
with each shipment. These are not B+ or A- reeds. They're A+!
You guys still frittering away your limited time here on Earth
messing with that bamboo junk are nuts.
> > >
> > > Ed Maurey
> >
>
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