Klarinet Archive - Posting 000015.txt from 2003/02

From: "James Fay" <n3hpz@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: Legere Quebec cut?
Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 19:10:58 -0500

I'm curious to know what ligature you used with the Quebec cut reeds.

That's asked with the idea that the fiber-type ligatures (Rovner, BG) seem
to me to act like a low-pass filter, ie., taking out the highs.

Perhaps the Quebec cut reeds might work better with something like a Bonade?

--Jim Fay

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From: <BEresman@-----.com>
Subject: [kl] Re: Legere Quebec cut?

>
> Jim Fay wrote:
>
> Anyone tried, and have opnions, on the Quebec Cut Legere's?
>
> My reply: I have two of them. I like them less than the regular Legeres,
> of which i have about five. The Quebec cut reeds i have are both "darker"
> --i.e. more lacking in higher overtones--than the standard Legeres are for
> me. So much so that they sound kind of lifeless to me as i play them. I
> haven't tried them on other folks yet, so i can't vouch for how they sound
> to the outside observer.
>
> Brent Eresman
> YSI Precision Temperature
>
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