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Re: reed profile vs. intonation

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2018-09-21 19:23

As far as profile goes for the Legere reeds, I feel that the global configuration of the reed; profile, length, width, thickness; in total is used to achieve the desired affect for the given type of plastic used. For example I would not normally use a German cut reed (real German cut.....short, narrow, very short vamp) on a Boehm mouthpiece, however, the German cut Legere (perhaps due to the overall affect of this total shape for the material used) works really REALLY well on Boehm mouthpiece (where the window is not overly wide).

Another comparison contrast exists with the "Classic" Legere vs. the European Signatures. The European Signatures are made of a more brittle (and clear) form of plastic and Legere seems to have found the right architectural elements that work with that material on Boehm mouthpieces.

So unlike cane; where you can see, feel, and hear a predictable difference between a V21 and a Rue Lepic; I don't believe plastic works that way.

That said, I have also found that I play lower with Legeres

................Paul Aviles

Post Edited (2018-09-21 19:24)

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