Klarinet Archive - Posting 000021.txt from 2007/11

From: "Bill Foss" <billfoss47@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Legere reeds for alto clarinet?
Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:22:06 -0400

I have successfully used a Legere Alto Sax reed on Alto Clarinet for 2 years
now. Yes, it does work.

Bill Foss
US Army Retired
USC Aiken, Woodwind Professor
Director of Bands, Aiken Prep

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna Higgins" <Donna@-----.com>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2007 3:16 PM
Subject: [kl] Legere reeds for alto clarinet?

> I've recently started using a Legere No. 3 reed on my bass clarinet and it
> sounds great. I'd like to get one for my alto clarinet as well, but I
> checked the Legere web site and also searched wwbw.com and it seems they
> don't make them for alto.
>
> Would an alto sax reed work? Sorry if that's a dumb question, I just
> remember that I've used tenor sax reeds on bass clarinet in a pinch, so I
> was thinking the same might be true for alto sax and alto clarinet. My
> alto mouthpiece is a Vandoren 5RV, if that matters.
>
> Thanks,
> Donna
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