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Author: alto gether
Date: 2013-01-31 00:13
Two questions: Is there any reason to keep Legere reeds in anything more complicated than a little box to stop them from getting stepped on? And how can you tell when one is about to die? I was lucky - I had a very old contrabass reed on my contra alto and it quit working suddenly in the middle of a practice and nobody heard but me.
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Author: Tony F
Date: 2013-01-31 00:49
My experience with Legere reeds is that over time they gradually become softer and seem to lose focus. It's a process that happens over time and can creep up on you. They can be successfully clipped once only. If you had a sudden catastrophic failure I'd suspect another cause. I keep mine in a conventional reed holder, with no special precautions that I wouldn't take with a cane reed.
Tony F.
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Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2013-01-31 16:32
My experience is somewhat the opposite of Tony's. I found that I could not make the altissimo above F6 speak at all using the Legere's. I finally gave up on them & went back to cane. That was about 2 years ago. I pulled them back out and started using them again about a month ago. I find that they seem much better now & I can now consistently play to A6. Above A6 is still challenging but that's consistent with the cane reeds also so I'm happy. The sound through all registers is very nice IMO. These are being used on a Greg Smith MP.
I have found that my Quebec cut #3.25 is my reed of choice now. I also have an Ontario #3.00 that I like and may order an Ontario #3.25 to see how that works. Of course it'll take 2 years to age it though. My Signature #3.00 is pretty much left in the case.
MOO,
Matt
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Author: MarlboroughMan
Date: 2013-01-31 17:09
I keep my Legeres in a Selmer 10-reed case (from the '90s--before they started using a material that sticks to itself...wish I could find another one like it). I think they recommend not using this sort of case, but I've never had any trouble with it.
I agree that they slowly get soft. In fact, it can be so slow that the player can fall into bad habits compensating, so I make a point of keeping a "reference reed" in the case--one that know is optimal for my playing. I play on it once a week or so, and compare the others to it, feel-wise.
I play routinely, and daily, to double-C on a #3 Legere classic, no problems. My approach to the horn, though, is much different than a typical classical approach, so YMMV.
Eric
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2013-01-31 17:54
Don't complain,
play on cane.
It isn't fair
to ask Legere
to play for weeks
without some tweaks.
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Author: Lelia Loban ★2017
Date: 2013-01-31 18:02
>> Two questions: Is there any reason to keep Legere reeds in anything more complicated than a little box to stop them from getting stepped on? >>
Next you put the little box in your case or in a drawer, to prevent the cat from opening the box and testing the reeds for you. (You wouldn't want to make the nice cat to go to all that trouble, would you?)
Lelia
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Author: alto gether
Date: 2013-01-31 18:15
I didn't rhyme
I will, this time.
That now-dead reed
Played long indeed.
This posting ain't
A sad complaint
Just wondering where
To keep a Legere
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Author: Paula S
Date: 2013-01-31 20:46
My Legere has been lying in my clarinet case,
My reed care is a real disgrace.
It sat there and did not complain,
And came to the rescue when I despaired of cane.
I set it beneath my ligature
And it fired into action and that's for sure,
Why I thought I was in seventh heaven,
When it took me all the way to C7!
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2013-02-02 02:28
But don't leave a Legere on the mouthpiece with the ligature tightened. I've warped a couple of tips into unplayability doing that.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Steve L
Date: 2013-02-02 11:19
For Legere's I just use those cheap Rico (La Voz) reed guards. They come in different colours and hold either 2 or 4 reeds depending on which fit better in your case.
I've got a couple of reed cases that are made of what looks like bakelite and hold 12 reeds each. They are fine for cane reeds but the Legere's are not thick enough so will not hold.
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