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Re: New Synthetic Reed Reviews?

Author: MarkS
Date: 2020-10-28 00:33

I am responding to EricBlack and SecondTry.

I used Legere EC with a Grabner Virtuoso mpc on both my Festival B-flat and R13 A clarinets. At first I tended to play flat on some notes (e.g., throat tones). However, after about two months, most of the issue had gone away. Others (such as Michelle Anderson) have made similar observations.

Last year, I switched to the original Silverstein ambipoly reeds, and liked them better than the Legere. (See my earlier posts for details.) Early this year, I switched to the new Primo cut reeds. I ordered both Primo and Vivace cut reeds from Silverstein (strength 4). I liked the Primo better than the originals, but my original reaction to the Vivace for classical music was negative, though it seemed that they may be well suited for jazz. I tried the Vivace only briefly before sending it back. None of the ambipoly reeds gave me problems with intonation--even from the start. However, it is possible that my embouchure had adapted to the synthetic reeds while playing Legere, and that may have carried over to the Silverstein reeds. Don't know.

I found Eric's video interesting. In particular, he mentions some issues with moisture collecting on the underside of the ambipoly reeds. I had experienced some issues with buzziness on low notes after playing for about 45 minutes. After watching Eric's video, I am wondering if the buzziness is caused by the moisture that he noticed. I have started wiping the underside off when I notice the droplets through the (translucent) reeds, and this seems to eliminate the buzziness. Not enough data yet to be sure.

Mark

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