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 Re: Legere European Signature Reeds
Author: rtaylor 
Date:   2016-12-15 01:09

So I'm a week in for my trial of the european signature reeds.

It is so great to start a practice session with the usual scales/warm-up stuff and not spend up to 20 or 30 minuets trying to find a reed that will at least play. Mind you not a great reed but just a functional reed.

So from the point of value added for practicing, these are great reeds.

I've adapted to the slight quirks these reeds have. I think really it is just that I was so conditioned to compensating to any given cane reed for a given piece I was working on that I now overcompensate. I think Dave Thomas' write-up summarizes it best:

" Once I realized they respond best with a relaxed jaw and a bit more air, they played beautifully. To be comfortable you need to learn not to bite to get them to speak. Instead, use a bit more air and good voicing. Légères really do not work with unnecessary pressure from the jaw. In some ways, they force you to use better air support, proper jaw pressure, and good voicing (position and shape of oral cavity), when playing clarinet. "

I've tried quiet a few ligatures I had around the house, Bonade inverted, Dark Rovner, BG Super Revelation, Ishimori, Rovner Versa and VersaX. To date the best sound and response comes from the VersaX.

So far, so good...

Cheers,
Robert
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