Klarinet Archive - Posting 000418.txt from 2002/11

From: "William Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] My problem with legere reeds. A general one?
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:54:07 -0500

One amendment.

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From: "Stephen C. Moore" <stmoore@-----.edu>
Subject: Re: [kl] My problem with legere reeds. A general one?

>
> 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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