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Author: echi85
Date: 2016-10-17 20:50
Has anyone had any experience using synthetic reeds on Bass Clarinet? I play a Walter Grabner LB Bass mouthpiece with Gonzalez RC 3.25 reeds. I'm looking into using a Forestone Hinoki Tenor Sax reeds but don't know the equivalent strength. As for as I know Legere doesn't make a signature reed hard enough to be a Vandoren Blue Box 3.5 or 4.
Has anyone used synthetics on Basset Horn as well? I use a Vandoren 3.5 alto clarinet reed but don't know the equivalent for Legere Alto Sax or Forestone.
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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2016-10-17 22:36
I'm using Legere Signatures on the same bass mouthpiece, either a 2-1/2 or 2-3/4, depending on what the music demands. So I can't help you with the Forestones.
Karl
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Author: Mojo
Date: 2016-10-18 19:25
I found Legere Signature the worse responding for me on bass clarinet. It seemed like the right strength but a dead cut for my mouthpiece facing (Bay and my own). Too expensive for me to want to persue further.
I felt more potential with the regular cut Legeres. But they are a little chirpy for me. I do use Studio Cut tenor sax reeds since this cut is not sold as a bass clarinet Reed. 2.5-2.75 on fairly open mouthpieces.
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Post Edited (2016-10-20 18:02)
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2016-10-19 20:00
I really, really want to like Legere reeds, and I have quite a few of them, including several for bass clarinet, but I have never cared for how I nor anyone else I've heard sounds on them. So I use them only for multi-doubling situations or playing outdoors.
Have tried a few other synthetic reed types with even worse results, though have not tried the Forestones.
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Author: echi85
Date: 2016-10-19 21:59
I'm a big fan of the European Cut Legeres on soprano but don't have much experience with them on bass. I have a old regular legere for bass but I'm wondering if the signatures are better and if they are hard enough.
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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2016-10-19 22:07
echi85 wrote:
> I have a old regular
> legere for bass but I'm wondering if the signatures are better
> and if they are hard enough.
You are the only one who can answer that. But, although Signature bass reeds are available, the Euro cut - or any equivalent - isn't available for bass.
Karl
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Author: smokindok
Date: 2016-10-20 06:05
I did not like the Legere Signature bass cl reeds and used the standard Legere bass cl reeds, which for me worked better. But then I mistakenly put a Signature tenor sax reed on once and loved the way it played on bass cl.: 2 3/4 tenor sax Signature on a Bay MO+ M.
John
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Author: Johan H Nilsson
Date: 2016-10-21 15:18
The Legere Signature reeds work well for the bass and alto/basset.
I use plastic reeds only on alto and bass instruments. High pitch notes on soprano instruments and above will lose overtones with plastic reeds, so there I prefer cane.
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Author: Merlin_Williams
Date: 2016-10-21 16:17
I'm using Legere 2.75 Signature reeds on a Walter Grabner/Lawrie Bloom mouthpiece on my bass. Great combo.
I do find Legeres work best for me with a Rovner style lig.
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Author: HANGARDUDE
Date: 2016-10-21 19:34
I've tried Legere Standards and Signatures for bass and find the signatures sound slightly clearer than the standards, but neither of them respond as good as the Studio Cut Tenor Sax Reeds. Strength 3 does the work for me on my Fobes RR. Haven't played the Signature Tenor Sax reeds though.
P.S. I've also had similar success using Studio cut Alto Sax reeds for occasional alto clarinet playing.
Josh
Post Edited (2016-10-30 05:49)
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