Author: Ed
Date: 2017-06-22 05:17
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Well, apropos this point, Légères do seem in my experience (and others have mentioned it here as well) to soften a little as you play on them. I change to a fresh reed after an hour or so. The reed returns to its original strength after resting (cooling? - I don't know the exact reason), but you need to judge a Légère's strength by how it plays after a few minutes, not how it feels on first blow.
Yes, there is a slight change, but what I was referring to is the way that many of us might get a 4 in a cane reed with the idea that after a week of breaking in (and possibly adjustment) it might become effectively a 3.75 or 3.5. While the Legere will return to strength, a cane reed will remain where it settled.
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