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 Re: Mouthpiece and legere reeds
Author: Paul Aviles 
Date:   2019-01-21 21:17

First let me take up the Legere European Signature clarinet reed. A few years ago when they first came out, I ordered a few. At the time I was exclusively using the Vandoren M/O ligature which as an intrinsic part of its architecture has a channel or cradle that fits a typical clarinet reed (Vandoren and pretty much any other). HOWEVER, the Legere European Signature reed is rather wide. Right out of the package from which I received it I thought it was a mistake. It looked like a saxophone reed to me AND it would NOT fit into the channel of the Vandoren M/O ligature. I sent it back without so much as trying it (Amazon is a wonderful tool).

I mention that because the Legere Signature Soprano Sax reeds are the same width as the Legere European Signature clarinet reeds. The only difference in SIZE, is that they are shorter (both are about 14.2mm wide; the Euro is 65mm long; the Soprano Sax reed is 58mm long).


BOTH the Legere European Signature clarinet reed and the Legere Signature Soprano Sax reeds are the BEST synthetic reeds on the market right not FOR Bb CLARINET!!!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0BmXMoPFHs&t=1s


I've pointed to this video a number of times because at about 00:57 Ricardo goes through which Legere reeds he uses and why. He has in fact used Legere reeds almost exclusively for the last three to five years. And he's not a bad clarinet player.


Now, poor pitch results IS a good reason to give up on a piece of equipment such as a mouthpiece that sounds and responds great, but........



If the pitch issue (as in the Legere lowness) can be compensated without negatively affecting internal pitch of the whole horn (and so far this has been MY experience), such as short tube notes being sharp while long tube notes are still flat, then there is no reason not to make the adjustment through investment in shorter barrels. Yes, the issue (as in my case) may be that the length of barrel is not readily available, but you just need to rattle enough cages!






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



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