Klarinet Archive - Posting 000452.txt from 2003/02

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Legere Quebec Style Reeds
Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:48:54 -0500

I think Kelly's take on Legere reeds is a good, open minded one.

Where I think these reeds could do the most good, and I've mentioned
this before, is with young players. I wouldn't dream of cultivating a
beginner section of clarinet students without having a box of Kleenex, a
jar of Sterisol and a Cordier reed clipper close at hand. You can't
promote good tone, good embouchure and proper breath support when the
students' set-ups are wrong. (I know of a lot of band directors who
don't even know that there's such a thing as a reed clipper.) The
problem, of course, in maintaining the students' reeds is the element of
time. One cannot spend a lot of the class time monitoring the single
reeds.....the drummers just don't understand.

With the right mouthpiece and the right Legere reed and reed strength on
EVERY student's clarinet, I would predict better sound, better tuning
and a quicker advancement schedule. Is anyone doing this?

CBA wrote:

>Could just be the mouthpiece combination with the ligature that
>wasn't optimum, instead of the Legere reed not being good. I can
>use different reeds with different setups, and they don't always
>mix.
>
>As far as the legeres, I love mine, but have been using a *5* on
>my setups to get the altissimo I desire. I also recently tried a
>few mouthpieces I really liked the sound of, but discarded the
>thought of using them because I had to bite to get the altissimo
>to come out. I think biting is one of the hardest habits to get
>rid of, next to the "grip of death" with the hands (right hand
>in particular) some people have (including myself) on clarinet.
>
>Try some other mouthpieces with the legere before casting them
>off. I bet within the legere line, you might have to use
>different mouthpieces for different cuts too. The Quebec might
>work better with some, while the Ontario ones might work better
>with others. After all, there are Vandoren blue box, Vandoren
>White Master, Vandoren Black Master, and Vandoren V12s JUST for
>Bb clarinet. There must be a reason for that, huh?
>
>Kelly Abraham
>Woodwinds - New York City
>--- Bruce McGarvey <infodev@-----.net> wrote:
>
>
>>I haven't tried them, but I think I might now, given your
>>experience with
>>the higher alitissmo.
>>
>>On the regular Legere, I've had no problem with the G, but
>>going up from
>>there has been a real problem, and at least one friend of mine
>>from the list
>>has this problem too.
>>
>>Even if I put my teeth on the reed, I can't consistently get
>>Bb, B, C, and
>>above. Sometimes I get really weird pitches, lower and higher
>>than the
>>target pitch--or nothing at all. (The "A" is a real problem
>>for me, even
>>with "standard" fingering.)
>>
>>Maybe the Quebec model is the answer. Or maybe I just need
>>more time on the
>>Legere.
>>
>>
>
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