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Re: Breaking in Bass Clarinet Reeds

Author: William
Date: 2003-03-27 14:24

If you take the time to find the correct strength Legere reed for you own mouthpiece--lots of trial and re-trial--it will do very well for you in your bass clarinetting. On my Grabner customized bass mouthpiece, I use a Legere 3.5 or 4.0. For VD cane reeds, I use 3.5's and treat them about the same as my soprano reeds. (But these numbers work for me--you need to discover the correct strength for Your own mpc)

While I prefer the sound quality and response of the cane reeds, the Legere reeds are always "ready to go" and sound almost as good. They are expecially great for those summer, out-of-doors "concerts in the parks" type green sheet gigs where cane tends to dry out (and all at the wrong times).

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