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Author: Musikat
Date: 2018-06-24 06:14
I just ordered the European Cut Legere reed, on the recommendation of a professional who said they were much better than the regular signatures I had tried in the past. It came today and I spend about 30 minutes or so playing on it. My initial impression is that it has a better tone than the signatures and it was overall pretty good, but it seemed slightly fuzzy sounding, particularly in the lower register and was a little bit more resistant than I like. If it were a cane reed a slight adjustment might be all it would need to be a very good reed.
I play on Aria 4's normally and ordered a 3.75 in the Legere. Should I send it back and try the 3.5? I am worried that would be too soft. Do these settle after a few days, or break in in any way?
On an unrelated note, is anyone else having trouble with the search function? Every time I search lately I only get posts from 2007 and earlier, even when I know I have seen the topic recently. I tried organizing it be newest and it still comes up 2007/2008, but nothing newer!
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Author: zhangray4
Date: 2018-06-24 06:41
I would try a 3.5. Remember it's just a quarter strength difference, so it's not a lot. And I think that it will be perfect for you.
But keep in mind, not all Legeres are created equal, so it could have been that the Euro #3.75 was a bit on the hard side. Who knows?
-- Ray Zhang
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Author: gwie
Date: 2018-06-24 08:16
I find that on the Legere Signature European Cut, playing the exact same strength as I do on a cane reed is actually beneficial even though the Legere is slightly softer than the Vandoren V12's I used to play on. The reed is more responsive and easier to play, so with a complementary mouthpiece that works well with the reed and the adjustments I made to not work so hard to produce a tone, ended up with better results at the end.
An overly-stiff Legere is going to feel and sound terrible. Go the other direction.
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Author: FwLineberry
Date: 2018-06-24 11:01
I haven't found any of my Legere reeds to have broken in in any way. They seem to just play how they play until they fray.
As to the search function, I've had the same issue. Even searching through Google has been frustrating. Maybe the search index crashed or something.
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Backun Beta, Lyrique Libertas, Lyrique 570C
Ridenour RAmt36, Vandoren 15RV Lyre mouthpieces
Rovner Dark and Rovner Versa ligatures
Legere reeds
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Author: JF Clarinet
Date: 2018-06-24 22:10
I would say your best bet is to send it back and try a 3.5. I know that some people use hot/boiling water to soften their Legere reeds, so that's an option you could consider giving a try if dealing with returns is a big hassle for you.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-06-28 08:29
Hey FWLineberry,
So how long does it take you to get to the "frayed state?"
Anyone have a hack for getting Legere back to original stiffness if they happen to soften?
...............Paul Aviles
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Author: Gene Chieffo
Date: 2018-07-02 03:59
I agree with much of what has been said here. If the Reed seems fuzzy and stiff in the lower register, you very well may just need to go down 1/4 strength to a 3.5. I generally need the same strength in the the Euro that I did when I played V12 cane reeds. Generally the 3.75s are perfect for A clarinet and 4 is right on for me on Bb. There is however a range, they’re not all the same.
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