Klarinet Archive - Posting 000415.txt from 2002/11

From: "Stephen C. Moore" <stmoore@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] My problem with legere reeds. A general one?
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:54:04 -0500

Hi Franco,

You know, Legere makes reeds in quarter strengths, you could get a 3 1/4.
They have a policy that if the reed is too hard or strong you can send it
back to Legere and they will replace it with a strength of your choice,
however, they won't exchange the reed if you alter it in any way (i.e.
boiling it :) )

Stephen C. Moore stmoore@-----.edu/~stmoore
Technical Assistant, Computer Science Dept., New Mexico State University
"No." -- Ivan Strnad
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On Mon, 11 Nov 2002, Franco Barbanera wrote:

> 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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