Klarinet Archive - Posting 000414.txt from 2002/11

From: Franco Barbanera <barba@-----.it>
Subj: Re: [kl] My problem with legere reeds. A general one?
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:54:03 -0500

CBA wrote:
> Franco,
>
> You might try using either a much harder or much softer Legere
> reed, depending on your mouthpiece. I usually use the #5 Legere
> reed on my Vandoren M15 mouthpiece, as the #3.5 I have was
> REALLY flat in the chalumeau register, as well as in the
> altissimo register while being in tune in the clarion register.
>
> I use 3.5 - 4 Vandoren and Gonzalez reeds regularly, and they
> are much better in tune for that size that the #3.5 Legere all
> the way around. It might just be that you need a harder reed in
> general for the Legeres.
>
> By the way, the #5 Legere doesn't feel hard at all to me, since
> it is very balanced, as opposed to most of the cane reeds I get,
> so don't think of it as a #5 reed, if it works...

Thank you very much for your reply.
As a matter of fact I do not think that the one you proposed
is a solution that could work with me.
I use #3 legere (I have two of them) and I also have a #3.5.
Well, whereas I fell the #3 a bit weak, the #3.5 is
for me very hard. Dunno, maybe it is my way of blowing that's wrong,
but really 3.5 it too much for me, also on cane reeds.
Maybe I will have to try the trick of dipping the 3.5 legere in boiling
water in order to weaken it a bit.

cordially
Franco

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