Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2018-08-30 00:21
Paul Aviles wrote:
> P.S. To KDK.....The problem with Euros is the width. If you
> "crank" on them, a typical ligature will actually cause stress
> fractures that do in fact negatively affect the playability.
> These reads are more "brittle." They are the Greenline of
> reeds.
I understand the risk of this happening. I can only say that in over a year of using Legere Euros I used a couple of different ligatures, including the inverted Bonade that I'm still using now that I'm back to cane for most of my playing. I never had a reed crack. I don't, it's true, "crank" on them - but I do tighten them enough to keep them from slipping when I change horns.
I imagine, too, that the table width influences the tendency to crack. The mouthpieces I've been using don't have tables that taper appreciably as they approach the tenon end. You'd be most likely to get the stress fractures you're describing if the edges of the reed hang even a little beyond the edge of the table.
Not saying it isn't a potential problem, but the bottom line is, it's never happened to me.
Karl
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