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Re: Your experience with Vandoren m15 profile 88

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-06-21 20:15

Part of the trick in finding the right Legere reed strength does have to do with the response of the highest notes. It is no secret that cane still has the best compliance and it is there that they shine over Legere in so far as the forgiveness they offer the player for his/her flaws. In other words, moving to a closer tip will not in it self make the plastic respond faster.

I just did a similar reply to someone that I cannot find (I have very little patience so if it was you....forgive the duplication):

I think that you may be enamored with a sound that is not quite right, a tone that lacks the correct upper partials, and in turn, the ability to sound warm at any distance (over five feet) and to project with little to no effort.

My general advice would be to go to your teacher or a peer that makes you say, "wow, I wish I could sound like that," and have them play right next to you and listen carefully to all the stuff that is in the sound up close.

In addition I would also suggest sticking with cane for at least a year before heading off into Legere land. As I said, getting the correct strength is MUCH trickier because it involves many factors and can take several weeks or months on one strength only to find that you need to tweak up another quarter strength (you want to start from a weaker reed and work your way up......too strong at the start just sounds muddy or even not at all).

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

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