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Re: Music should be fun, right?

Author: William
Date: 2010-11-09 14:51

I have been playing Forestone reeds on my soprano clarinets since May, 2009, and prefer them to any cane or Legere reed I have ever played. They are mouthpiece friendly, most consistant, always ready to play without the usual preparations associated with cane and last indefinately. I am still able to play on the F3+ reed that I first performend "Peter & the Wolf" with in May, 2009. To my "ear", Forestones have a more cane-like sound than Legere and articulate very easily, unlike the "thuddy" response I get from Legere. I actually played Legere reeds for about a year and never did like the way they responded or sounded in the altissimo register. With Forestones, I can play easily up to C7 with a good tone quality and response.

Switching to a synthetic reed--Legere or Forestone--will certainly give you more consistancy from day to day and take some of the "scary" out of clarineting--scary meaning, cane. I prefer F4's and, fwiw, am also playing Forestone alto & tenor sax reeds. They are simply, the best new saxophone product on the market.

Forestones let you play the music without having to worry about playing the reed. Just my opinion...........

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