Klarinet Archive - Posting 001096.txt from 2003/04

From: "Bill Semple" <wsemple@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Final Report on the Legere
Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 00:47:12 -0400

I wonder how far the Legere has found its way in professional circles, and
its use at that level. They have as part of their web site a reference to
Larry Combs, the CSO principal, who says he uses it when teaching students.

The perfect Legere. But I couldn't agree more on the intrareed variability
of cane.

William T. Semple
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From: "Jeremy A Schiffer" <schiffer@-----.edu>
Subject: Re: [kl] Final Report on the Legere

> Oops, I meant to respond to this but missed it. Apparently, it got lost in
> the off-topic wars.
>
> It is definitely true, in my experience, that the inter-reed variability
> in Legere's is not much improved from cane. A little bit, but not much
> (well, much better than Vandoren, but not much better than Reeds
> Australia Vintage or John Denman).
>
> The main selling point is the intra-reed variability, which has been
> completely eliminated. Once you learn the properties of a given reed, it
> will always play that way, regardless of temperature, humidity, etc.
>
> I think we've all had the experience of working on reeds in the days
> before a concert or audition, and having one play perfectly so we set it
> aside, only to pick it back up on the important occassion to find it
> didn't play anymore. Eliminating that variability is a godsend, in my
> book, once you find (and hopefully not lose...) the perfect Legere.
>
> -jeremy
>
>
> On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Bill Semple wrote:
>
> > An interesting comment. It makes them almost as variable as cane.
> >
>
> I wrote:
>
> > > I have recently switched to Legere, and have found there to be great
> > > inconsistencies between reeds of the same strength.
>
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