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Re: Synthetic Reeds

Author: Garth Libre
Date: 2013-05-28 08:55

I went with Legere standard and Signature reeds and never turned back. Now I focus on music and learning technique and don't even think about reeds. The endless sanding and adjusting, and breaking in and fiddling is contrary to the process of making music in my opinion. A Legere will get you to 90% of the best cane reed without any hassle and is 30% better than most average cane reeds. You slap on the reed and play day after day, sometimes using the same two or three reeds for an entire year. It's simpler, takes up less space, less time, worry free and eventually much cheaper than cane. You can frequently find them on ebay for $15 delivered to your door within a week. The strength (available in 1/4 strengths) is roughly equivalent to cane but you may have to buy two or three (2 3/4, 3.0, 3 1/4 in my case) to ultimately find the perfect strength. Make sure to save the receipt because Legere will exchange any reed that isn't the right strength for you. In this way, if you buy 3 reeds in 3 strengths you can return the two that are not right and have 3 reeds in the correct strength that will last you an entire year for $45! Not bad ....

Garth, 305-981-4705. garthlibre@yahoo.com

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