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Re: Legere reeds splitting

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-10-11 00:12

ben1948 wrote:

> The down side has been that I keep getting splits in the reed
> tips which negatively affects their sound, often within a week
> or two--which isn't good considering their cost, and the fact
> that many people talking about getting months of play out of a
> Legere reed.

I'm one of those who has gotten well over a year from several of my Signature Euros. The only explanation I can think of for your splitting tips is that something inside your cap is coming into contact with the reed tips. Are the splits along the side rails where the reeds overhang or at random points across the tip?

My gut reaction is that the material is flexible enough not to split from ligature pressure down below the vamp. But if you're tightening your ligature really hard, you might back off to the point where the screw just grabs.

Another idea, if you are rotating more than one Légère, is to look at whatever you're storing them in to make sure they aren't contacting something as you insert them.

Speaking only for myself, I haven't had a Légère split in the year-and-a-half I've been using them.

Karl

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