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Author: bassclgirl92
Date: 2015-02-23 04:32
Hi guys,
I recently purchased a #3 Legere Signature reed. I'm not quite sold on it yet, but maybe that's because of my setup. I have a Clark W Fobes Nova, which is a close-faced mouthpiece with a 1.70 tip opening, and a Vandoren Optimum ligature. The sound seems a little fuzzy, and I get the impression the reed isn't quite right for the mouthpiece.
What I'd like to know is:
-Is there a certain mouthpiece tip/facing that works better with legere reeds?
-is the Optimum adequate, or do legeres respond better with a Rovner?
-Anyone have a setup that works? And if so, what?
I've heard the Lawrie Bloom by Grabner is a good piece for Legere reeds, but I don't quite have the money for that.
Thanks!
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Author: qualitycontrol
Date: 2015-02-23 06:16
I got wonderful results in the lower register and in the low clarion with a Legere Signature #3 and a B50 which is considerably more open than your mouthpiece. I found the Legere didn't respond very well in the upper clarion and altissimo and went back to cane.
Maybe try a harder Legere if my 2.10 mouthpiece played great with a #3? The issues I had with the upper register didn't have to do with the strength of the reed, I don't think.
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Author: kilo
Date: 2015-02-23 13:18
I've had success with the Fobes Debut and Legere reeds. I use a 3¼ on soprano so I tried that first. I thought it was a bit stuffy, went down to a 2¾ and that works very well. While I've heard of "Legere-friendly" mouthpieces — yes, Grabners — I've never heard of "Legere-friendly" ligatures. Try a shoelace and see if it responds any better, just for science.
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Author: Zenia
Date: 2015-02-23 23:09
I've been using a combination of cane and Legere standard bass clarinet reeds for a number of years. I recently decided to use synthetics only and bought a Legere Signature. My normal set-up is a Brad Behn mouthpiece with a 2.5 Legere bass reed so I bought a 2.75 (they don't make a bass reed beyond 3.0).
I found it to be very soft, much more like a 2.25 standard reed, with very little projection or articulation, almost 'flabby'. Before contacting Legere I tried contacting a number of Legere artists all of whom list the bass clarinet in their bios; none responded.
I contacted Legere directly and they were quick to accommodate. I decided it wasn't worth trying a 3.0 bass reed so Legere sent me two standard bass reeds of whatever strength I preferred. Top marks to Legere for quickly resolving this to my satisfaction!
Since then I've read a few comments of people who like the bass Signature reed and I use and prefer the soprano Signature reed, but the bass simply didn't work for me.
Cheers.
Post Edited (2015-02-23 23:12)
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Author: Steven Ocone
Date: 2015-03-02 17:09
I haven't tried a Bass clarinet Signature yet. I use a standard 2.75 on a Nova.
Steve Ocone
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