Klarinet Archive - Posting 000343.txt from 2003/01

From: "Bill Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] legere reeds and ligatures
Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2003 10:54:20 -0500

Interesting. To offset the tendency to become too dependent on the Legere
(it is easy to do, I imagine, as I have been slowly getting used to the idea
that it is great to just start playing), I wonder whether occasionally
switching back to cane is a good idea.

Do all of the Legere folks here play on them exclusively?

----- Original Message -----
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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