Klarinet Archive - Posting 000953.txt from 2000/11

From: "Charles Schneider" <chnani@-----.fr>
Subj: Re: Re: [kl] advice on Legere Reeds
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 16:16:50 -0500

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From: <A4ACHESON@-----.com>
Subject: Re: Re: [kl] advice on Legere Reeds

> I would be interested in hearing the reactions of others to Legere reeds.

Bonsoir,

- I've bought two Legere Reeds after CHOOSING THEM
into maybe fifteen ones. I hadn't to sanded them
because of this choice. I do not want to buy one
without this process of choice.
- I use them for PRACTICING when i didn't want to
break my lastest precious good cane reeds.
And the truth is : when i take a good cane
reed , i am very happy about the more musical sound.
So Legere Reeds are very usefull for me.

- A friend, good classical clarinetist like it
for playing VERY LOUD with Jazz drummers.
And with it, he can play this strange way.

I never try a so good synthetic reed and
my clarinetist's friends want all to buy one after
trying mines.
But i am a saxophonist and one thing i like
very much with the clarinet is the WOOD,
so ... I LIKE CANE also.

Charles Schneider
chnani@-----.fr
http://perso.club-internet.fr/chnani

Page Souffleurs: (EJMAWoodwind's page)
http://perso.club-internet.fr/chnani/ejma.html

"Une anche n'est jamais si bonne ou si mauvaise que l'on croit."
Panda Chnarles.

> I have tried only two, so far [they are $20 each here...N Ireland]
> I am using a Portnoy #3 m/p, the 3 1/2 was too soft, and the #3 3/4 was
too
> hard.
> But they are by far the best 'synthetic' reed I have tried and I intend to
> continue experimenting with them because
> the tone quality is, IMO, at least as good as that of a good cane reed.
The
> only dawback I have found is that they are tiring to play. I have,
therefore,
> despite instructions to the contrary, sanded the stronger reed in an
effort
> to overcone this. As a result I have a reed which now plays freely over
the
> entire compass, beautifully in the chalumeau register and over the break
but
> lacking a fortissimo in the clarion register and above, due no doubt to my
> 'adjustments'.
> I feel fairly certain that Legere have got a satisfactory material and
hope
> that they can be encouraged to develop the grading procedure further. I
would
> be very interested if anyone else has tried 'adjusting' these reeds.
>
> Arthur Acheson
>
>
>
>
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