Author: Erez Katz
Date: 2019-05-16 15:40
I ordered two reeds that arrived yesterday:
Signature,european cut, #3.5 for soprano clarinet
And Signature 3.25 for Soprano Saxophone.
Paul's comment is right on the mark, there is a quarter difference in strength between the clarinet and soprano sax reeds.
I was actually amazed at the sound I was able to get out of them. The last clarinet Signature reeds i bought were 5 years ago. I got them then at different strengths, and never really liked them. On the bass clarinet it was a different story, they worked brilliantly for me.
Fast forward half a decade, these are nice. As Paul mentioned on another thread, these are a little less resonant, but it is not a huge difference, or as huge. Wity my cane reed of choice, daddario reserve, i get a brighter/more pingy sound, but these are nothing like the old batch of Signature legere that felt dull ir muffled to me.
The articulation response is also much improved.
On my Vandoren B40 Lyre I feel I could use 1/4 stronger (which I ordered promptly), my ancient Pomarico #3 actually worked well with them. I have an old Selmer HS* at the shop for a re-cork, I think the current strengths would be a good match for it.
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