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Author: Mike
Date: 2002-02-24 07:17
Bari
Bari Star
FibraCell
Hahn
LeGere
These are all synthetics. Are any better than the others?
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Author: Ginny
Date: 2002-02-24 18:32
I got wolf tones from Legere...my son hated them, wouldn't use them even during his first year of playing... Perhaps its just us.
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Author: Joe O'Kelly
Date: 2002-02-25 01:02
I didn't like Bari at all for classical playing but didn't mind it for jazz. I heard Ted Oien of the DSO play on Legre when he was doing a sectional and I didn't think he sounded that great on it. He does sound AMAZING on cane reeds, however. I believe he makes his own reeds.
Just my 4 half cent pieces
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Author: Joe O'Kelly
Date: 2002-02-25 02:53
I should have wrote "as good" instead of "not that great" in refering to Mr. Oien's sound.
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Author: Marie
Date: 2002-02-25 05:27
I haven't had the opportunity to try a dozen out and pick the best one, nor is there a store in town that is willing to let me attempt it, so my advice is limited to that extent.
Legere for bass. Fibrecell stunk with fobes & hite mthpcs. The climate I live in is so dry that tying a wet sponge to the mouthpiece would not keep the cane reed wet between measures. (Although, I suppose it only sucked up what little was there.) Thank goodness for the synthetic! I haven't tried it for Eb. It could be worth it.
For Bb though, IMHametuerO, the Legere sound spreads and has a flatty band sound. But most of all, they didn't give me the kind of control/flexibility and versatility w/ your musical expression that cane can. Some folks try to get by with it during a rehearsal, although, I wouldn't. When I was checking them out, I had to try a few sizes to find the correct one (which was softer). Also, strangely enough, the Legere Bb that I kept in my case - just in case - cracked in seven lines from tip down...odd. I never did use it and it was there for perhaps a year or so. I didn't think it was that dry here!
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Author: Mark Pinner
Date: 2002-02-25 08:39
Have tried a couple of Bari saxophone reeds on tenor and baritone and would advise you to save your money and time. No flexibility, harsh edgy tone, difficult to tongue especially slap tongueing down the bottom of the baritone range. Cane reeds have worked for 100's and possibly 1000's of years on a variety of instruments why bother changing.
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Author: Sally Gardens
Date: 2002-02-25 11:42
>Cane reeds have worked for 100's and possibly 1000's of years on a variety of instruments why bother changing.
Because cane's a pain. ;-)
Candlelight and firelight "worked" for hundreds of years, too, but for practical everyday lighting, I definitely prefer my newfangled electrical lighting.
As long as "the way it's been done" remains imperfect, people will strive to come up with a better way to do it. Critically assess the results of the quest so far, yes, but I for one don't fault the quest itself.
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Author: Kim
Date: 2002-02-25 12:33
I'm wondering whether those of you that have been discussing Legere on this board have tried the 'Quebec Cut' of Legere. They are modeled after a Vandoren V12/Morree, and I think that they are quite good, though they vary a bit from reed to reed (not nearly as much as cane reeds do, though).
As far as not being able to try multiple Legeres from your local music store, you can order more than you actually want and send the rest back to the distributor/manufacturer for a refund. That's their official policy, as they don't want anyone to end up with reeds that they can't use. (Quite a novel concept, when compared to the manufacturers of cane reeds!)
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Author: Kim L.
Date: 2002-02-25 22:05
How do these Fibracell reeds differ in tone quality from the regular cane reeds?
Kim L.
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Author: Bob Arney
Date: 2002-02-25 23:31
Kim, would that not be a rather subjective decision? If I decide they sound "good", and you disagree, how are we to define "tone quality."
All I know is my Legare split (as Marie's) and my Fibracell has not. I have used both the medium and medium soft (both on Bass) and am personally happy with them. Dave S... will hate me!
Bob A
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Author: Kim
Date: 2002-02-26 13:46
Come on, guys. I'm disappointed. Hasn't ANYONE here tried the Quebec cut of Legeres?
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