Klarinet Archive - Posting 000447.txt from 2000/07

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Reeds (Legere)
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:04:06 -0400

At 08:03 AM 7/9/00 -0400, you wrote:
>George Kidder wrote:
>>
>> Different strokes for different folks, but -- I normally play V12 3.5's. I
>> have tried three Legere's (3, 3.5, 3.75) and don't like any of them. Even
>> the bet (for me) of them (the 3.75) has a tendency to "buzz" at high
>> volumes, and seems hard to control at low volumes, In addition, my lip
>> slips around on the smooth surface, and the sharp corners cut into my lip.
>
>Hope all is well in Bah Habah George.......I wonder what mouthpiece
>these results
>occurred with George??
>
>Tom
>
Bah Habah is hunkering down for the tourist season. (How's that for mixing
speech patterns.)

Mouthpiece is my usual Hite M43, but I tried the reeds with several other
mouthpieces. The best MP for these reeds was the "Buffet" that came with
the R13!

I'm not saying that these are bad reeds, just that I can't play them as
well as the V12's (for what ever that's worth). Folks with extreme drying
problems may think otherwise - and I may think otherwise come winter.

George Kidder
Bar Harbor, ME

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