Klarinet Archive - Posting 000273.txt from 2001/12

From: "Ed & Carol Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] Legere Reeds
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:37:05 -0500

>From the moment of my first blow I knew Legere reeds were a winner. They
seem no more nor less fussy about MP type or reed adjustment than cane
reeds. One only needs to have the right strength to hit the Jackpot. I've
played them for three years now. I average eight per year. There are no
duds.

Ed Maurey
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From: "Don Yungkurth" <clarinet@-----.net>
Subject: [kl] Legere Reeds

> In a previous discussion with Tony Pay, I made comments about Legere
plastic
> reeds and Tony commented:
>
> >The only reason that I haven't yet played on plastic reeds is that I
> >can't get them to go well enough on my type of mouthpiece, worse luck:-(
>
> I heard a talk by Guy Legere at the ClarinetFest in Oklahoma City (2000).
> He said that his clarinet reed was designed with the Vandoren B45
mouthpiece
> in mind, as that is a commonly used mouthpiece. I use a B45 and am happy
> with his reeds. I've used them almost exclusively for over a year,
playing
> primarily symphonic and chamber music.
>
> I certainly can understand when you say they don't "go well enough on my
> type of mouthpiece". I have tried to get a backup B45 and have never
found
> another one that plays anything like my number one, either with cane or
> plastic!
>
> My experience suggests that with Legere reeds placement on the mouthpiece
is
> more critical than with cane reeds. I've done relatively little
> experimentation with Legeres on other mouthpieces, but I feel that cane is
> more forgiving than plastic when switching mouthpieces. The good news is
> that all the Legeres of a given strength that I've had have essentially
been
> identical. They do eventually soften, but have a very long useful life
> compared with cane.
>
> As usual, mileage may vary!
>
> Don Yungkurth (clarinet@-----.net)
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