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Re: Legere Signature strength

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-07-11 18:49

I can only speak from the perspective of NOT having had success with the Signature cut.

I found the Signature strength to be about 1 to 1 with the Vandoren Lepic and V12. The timbre of the Signature is the most reed like but I had too many issues with the "compromises." I never could get a completely satisfactory staccato "pop" out of them, nor could I really push the Signature to a really high volume without losing sound and pitch control. Going up a quarter strength (for me that was going from 4 to 4 1/4.....the last available strength) was not tenable since that strength became too stiff.

I've never been one to rely on published charts. It boils down to finding the right match of strength and cut for your mouthpiece and how you play it.

The OTHER option I explored was finding a Legere that seemed to get the best sound for me (cut and strength), and match the mouthpiece to that strength and cut Legere. In the end I decided that path was too risky. But even the best results of that path were a series of compromises.

Our resident expert is John Moses who helped develop the Signature. Perhaps you could contact him.

...........Paul Aviles

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