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Author: fskelley
Date: 2014-02-06 21:33
Thanks Eric.
I actually have a long history on Legeres (maybe $500 worth over about 3 years) and only recently switched back to cane, and started using Ridenour's ATG reed finishing system. ATG would also work on Legeres but my old stock of those had all been messed with so much (sanding pre-ATG, trimming, boiling water, dry ice!!) trying to keep them playing well for me- that after trying ATG on a few I just pitched all 20+ and decided not to pay for more for now.
In my best Legere days, I could start with a new reed and it would (usually) be wonderful for a day or 2. (I play 45-60 minutes, 5 to 7 days per week- that's been my regimen since summer 2010 when I picked up clarinet after not touching for 38 years.) Then the Legere would drift on me and I'd need another new one (not just lost high notes but poor response in upper clarion or throughout). Or I'd try an older one that had rested a while and maybe it would play for a bit. The Legere company at one point replaced a batch of them for me, so I've had at least 30. I tried all manner of reasonable and crazy things that sometimes seemed to restore old dead ones (which for a time would be wonderful!), but it would never last. Perhaps ATG balancing would be better?
My current ATG regimen uses Vandoren traditional blue box reeds. Many of them out of the box are ready to play for me (wish I'd found this brand sooner), and the others I can now fix with little trouble. Any of these reeds will, once adjusted, play full range for me for a little while, then I start to lose the highest B4/C4. Bb is fine. I can fix, but only briefly. In many respects this is the same situation I was in with the Legeres- nothing seems "permanent". For public performance this is no good.
I keep hoping for that one change in the way I'm doing things that will make this issue go away for good. I have gone through instruments, mouthpieces, ligatures, and reeds, ad nauseum. Other previous issues with my playing (like trouble in upper clarion stability) have gone away, and I continue to get better and more confident overall day after day. So I press on. Any specifics you can offer will be appreciated.
Which Legere series would you suggest?
Stan in Orlando
EWI 4000S with modifications
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