Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2017-03-06 01:03
Anon wrote:
>
> Do you play them all the time? If yes, do you find that you
> have to mess with the strengths?
Yes - except that I sometimes practice with cane just to keep a few ready and my hand in with reed adjustment. I've been doing all of my playing outside the practice room on Légère Euros.
>
> If you play them, has there been any adjustment period between
> switching from cane to synthetic?
>
Definitely. I think you need to shape your mouth a little differently, and keeping altissimo notes in tune takes some adjustment.
> Has anyone offered their opinion on your sound?
>
The only opinions I've had, really, are the lack of comment on any change. No one has told me I sound "so much better" using the synthetics, but no one has complained that something's wrong.
> I'm going to blind test with another musician tonight to see if
> he notices anything.
>
The thing is, even if there's a slight difference - and I do hear a slight one in my own ears - it isn't enough to be obvious to anyone who isn't paying specific attention to it and isn't bad, just different. The problems with cane that are solved by the Légère Euro material and design more than compensate for the small difference that I hear.
I do find that there are differences from reed to reed even within the same strength. But they are far more consistent than cane out of the box. If you get a real clunker, it can be exchanged directly through Légère, but I haven't had to do that yet. And some variation among reeds isn't necessarily bad - it allows some choice for different kinds of music and different playing venues.
I do think there seem to be Légère-friendly mouthpieces and Légère-unfriendly ones. I'm using a slightly more closed tip for the Euros than for cane reeds, mostly to improve control over intonation.
Karl
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marianne
> :-)
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