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Re: What Strength Legere?

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2011-07-02 18:27

CWH wrote:

> Having tested several strengths and cuts of Legere reeds
> together with other manufactures of synthetic reeds including:
> Bari, Fibracell and Forestone. I now play Legere Signature
> Series exclusively with strength of 3.5. Prior to switching I
> played Grand Concert Select 4.0
>

This is what I found as well (that legere reeds are actually SLIGHTLY harder than the equivalent number of a V12 or Grand Concert Select. So if you normally play somewhere between a 3.0 and 3.5, I'd order a 3.0 and a 3.25 and I believe that one of those will work well.

As stated above, fidget a little bit with the placement on the mouthpiece. Make sure it's as centered as possible, and small adjustments up and down the mouthpiece make a difference. Also, I tend to prefer leather ligatures or leather/hybrid ligatures. It's a little "slippery" of a reed and can be pushed slightly out of alignment while on the mouthpiece, and a leather ligature I think minimizes this.

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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