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Re: Legere Signature Strength Changes?

Author: vjoet
Date: 2010-09-30 15:06

I've been playing Signatures since their debut a couple years ago. Though an amateur, I do play a lot and have used them in community band and in multiple shows (Chicago, Big, Producers, King & I, Wizard of Oz). They have never let me down or disappointed me in any way.

I totally agree with John Moses about not adjusting them in any traditional fashion.

Playing in the pit for one of those shows, I had a regular Legere bass clarinet reed that was just a tad too hard. (The bass clarinet Signatures weren't / aren't out yet.) I followed the advice from Legere that they can be softened slightly by dipping to very hot water for a couple seconds. I heated water in the microwave, held the bass reed in it for 3 seconds, let it cool to room temperature, and it was perfect (and still is). But I wouldn't touch them with sandpaper or reed rush. And they last, and last and last.

And this endorsement comes from one who is very, very particular about tone quality, and one who would spend HOURS a week adjusting and rotating reeds. Those hours now go into practice. What a blessing!

Vann Joe
(amateur)

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