Klarinet Archive - Posting 000339.txt from 2003/01

From: "Ed & Carol Maurey" <edsshop@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] legere reeds and ligatures
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:54:16 -0500

As a fellow long-time use of Legere reeds I'd like to second everything
Walter just wrote. Excelent advice, Walter!

Ed Maurey
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From: <GrabnerWG@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] legere reeds and ligatures

> I'd like to add a little warning here. Although they do last considerably
longer than cane reeds, and don't expire dramatically, Legere reeds are NOT
meant to last forever. With months of playing, they do weaken, slowly and
imperceptibly. Just as imperceptibly, your embouchure will adjust to the
weaker reed, until new reeds come as a big shock.
>
> I would advise rotation of several reeds and the introduction of newer
ones to the mix over time, to avoid the "over-use, worn-out" syndrome that
some of you have reported.
>
> Cheers,
> Walter Grabner
> www.clarinetXpress.com
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