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Re: Legere reeds splitting

Author: zhangray4
Date: 2017-10-13 04:05

Here's my experience. I'm only Legere's in band/orchestra rehearsals and outdoor performances. When I'm practicing at home and performing in concerts, I use cane reeds.

So I realize that if I use the Rovner Versa Ligature (cloth material I think) along with my Legere reeds, it works perfectly. No splitting.

But when I switch to the Rovner Platinum Ligature (an all metal ligature that looks a little like the VD Optimum Ligature) the Legere reeds split at where the ligature is in contact with the reed. It looks like a white streak/cut about 1.5 inches in length.

So I stopped using the metal ligature and used the Rovner Versa (or Rovner Light) and they do not cause any splitting. No matter how hard I tighten them -- and I tighten them a lot to prevent slipping -- they do not split.

Yet for me, the splitting does not affect my sound. Only if the reed tip chips or breaks.

-- Ray Zhang

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