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Re: Legere 3.75 Euro Signature - Too Soft, fix?

Author: ClarinetRobt
Date: 2017-05-18 20:32

Karl:
They both are equally softer (feel more like a 3.5?). The 3.5 I've never used in my case even feels stiffer than my new 3.75. But who knows...these new 3.75 might have come from the same batch.
My drama is more existential than my new 3.75 'are too soft' for me. I'm improvising a cadenza for "Viktor's Tale" tonight and I was clever enough to include the Rhapsody in Blue gliss within the cadenza. On my softer 3.75, I can do the gliss like butter, but my crazy altissimo notes suffer in intonation...hence my reed to is soft. If I use my 'hot water' treated 4, I have good altissimo, but my smear can be, choppy sounding...I'm just not as consistent with my execution. Perhaps I'm relying my on my softer too much to get the effect I want? Ugh.
I'm using the 4 tonight and the HS audience will probably not be too critical. I'll git'r'done no matter what.
I contacted Legere and asked if anyone else has noticed the latest batch of 3.75s being too soft. I'll let you know what they say. if anything.

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