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Bass clarinet vs. Eb by the numbers--Legere

Author: tucker ★2017
Date: 2019-01-20 23:14

With all the hubbub about the European cut reeds for soprano clarinet, I was exciting and hoping Legere would make a European cut for bass clarinet.

I wrote Legere a few times inquiring about a bass reed only to finally learn they have no plans in developing one at this time.

I just received an email from Legere (their standard mailing list updates/advertisements) advertaising they are beta testing the European cut reeds for Eb clarinet.

My immediate reaction was... WTH??? In the 3 ensembles I play in there are a combined 7 bass clarinet players with NO Eb players. Granted these are community concert bands, not professional orchestras.

It seems to me there would be a larger market targeting community bands, schools, etc than professional orchestras just by the sheer numbers. Maybe they get more exposure if a "professional" plays their reeds rather than ordinary folks?

Any thoughts?

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