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Re: Legere Plastic Reed

Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2007-07-14 12:49

> I wonder if this [the "Ontario Cut" --Ben] is the reed that has been called
> the "3-dot" prototype?

I found mine in the mail today (kudos to 1stopclarinet for their ultra-fast shipping).
The Ontario reed does indeed have three dots on the butt, so I think we're talking of the same thing. It sounds a tad brighter, and comparing the "O" with a "Regular" of the same strength, it looks like its scraped part is a bit shorter, that might explain.
Compared to my "Student" Légère, the flat side is rougher (they explained they skipped some less important manufacturing steps in favour of a cheaper price), and the reed has no tendency to swim on the mouthpiece, something that made the Student work better with my rougher HR mouthpiece than with the Debut/Premieres.
What amazes me most is the effortless altissimo from beat one, something that else only works after some minutes of warm-up.

(I'm in no way affiliated with either company mentioned here)

--
Ben

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