Author: William
Date: 2014-12-19 20:16
Ken wrote, "for practice, it's Legere all the way".
I would modify that to say, "For me, it's synthetic reed all the way, every way I play--orchestra, wind ensemble or jazz." My main reed of choice is Forestone on all my clarinet and saxophones, but with my new Walter Grabner K-11* model mouthpiece, I am having very good success with Legere Sigs and Harry Hartmann models. Many of my old V12's also play very well, but they are all different in response and just don't last, even through a single gig. And for those of you that say your would "never" use a synthetic reed for serious performance, I would say "it's all in your head". There is little or no credible difference in tone quality between cane and synthetic--it's just a matter of getting used to the new "feel" of synthetic and simply, how it plays. I have never had a negative comment regarding the sound of any of my instruments, only positive--most being "surprised" that my reed is synthetic.
For me, synthetic ALL THE WAY, EVERY DAY. tvm
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