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Author: William Fuller
Date: 1999-07-11 14:49
Paul suggested using a Legere artificial as a back-up for over-the-hill cane reeds. I have tried artificial reeds but have experianced a problem with over-salivation. Is this a real problem???--my imagination????--does it go away with persisted use??? Any answers out there????
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Author: S.W. Franklin
Date: 1999-07-11 18:31
I have an ENDURO plastic reed that dates back to 1942-3. It is still usable, actually it is practically new. I bought it really to see how well it worked. It played fairly well although I was not very happy with the sound. I had no problem with over-salivation. When I looked for this reed I also found some Vandorens and P. LEFEBVRE reeds that date back to the same period. Remarkably these reeds are still good.
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Author: Brent
Date: 1999-07-12 13:09
I have been using Legere reeds for practicing and some public performance applications. I don't find that i have any more problem with water using these reeds than any other. You do *notice* it more, though, since the reeds are semi-transparent.
William Fuller wrote:
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Paul suggested using a Legere artificial as a back-up for over-the-hill cane reeds. I have tried artificial reeds but have experianced a problem with over-salivation. Is this a real problem???--my imagination????--does it go away with persisted use??? Any answers out there????
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Author: paul
Date: 1999-07-12 16:01
I have noticed the salivation on the clear Legere reeds obviously. Here is how I can account for the apparent difference.
I play a Legere 2.75 reed most of the time. I also have a Legere 2.5 and a Legere 3.0 (equivalent to Vandoren standard reeds) in my case. I am still learning (as an adult novice) to provide enough air support to play the altissimo register and keep enough dry air going to not gurgle every few minutes or so. In my stock of natural cane reeds, I play either a tailored Vandoren V-12 3.0 reed to get close to the 2.75 strength that I prefer, or I play on a Vandoren V-12 2.5 reed. The softer reeds (of any brand or type) take less air and don't seem to cause water gurgling as soon for me.
My lesson here is to continue to provide more air and less moisture. More air and a better embouchure is a good combination, too. The whole secret to this problem is to provide a bigger volume of air, but with great control.
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Author: Ginny
Date: 1999-07-13 15:23
I was using Legere Reeds when I was very short on time. They did condense more noticibly than cane. They had a few tones that were uneven - unlike my better cane reeds. I just wiped them off when I swabed the clarinet out, which I do every 15-20 min. as recommended. I'm back with a cane reed, for now. They still are better than most of my out of the pack Vandorens.
Ginny
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Author: Kontragirl (Contragirl)
Date: 1999-07-19 23:53
I use the Rico plastic reeds, but I like the cane reeds better. I've noticed it takes more time to get my reed damp, and it drys really quickly. I'm only using them for marching, which is all I'd recommend them for. I'm not a huge fan of them.
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