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 Re: Reeds, Humidity, and You
Author: GBK 
Date:   2006-08-19 08:23

Roger,

I didn't really intend for this thread to go off on a Legere tangent, but I will give you my impressions of the Legere clarinet reed.

The biggest problem I found was that the exact placement of the Legere reed on the mouthpiece was very critical to the resulting sound. Much more so than with cane reeds. A tiny fraction of a degree off line, and the Legere reed (for me) played unsatisfactorily.

As a result, I was not always able to quickly find the one "sweet spot" that worked.

Also, unless the ligature was VERY snug, the Legere reed would often shift position during performance (usually at the most inappropriate time) and the sound/response would suffer.

The slick, plastic feel of the Legere reed in the mouth was something I still need to grow accustomed to.

That being said, for me, the Legere Studio Cut tenor sax reeds offer a more reliable choice than cane ...GBK
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