Author: gwie
Date: 2022-05-07 21:29
At some point, I realized that I was spending so much time working with reeds, it was cutting into my playing time. Getting older, my patience for dealing with the unpredictable nature of cane products has diminished significantly. Switching to Brad Behn's mouthpieces, I've bought into an idea he has brought up repeatedly, and I paraphrase: "the goal of a mouthpiece optimized for a plastic reed is to mitigate the issues of plastic as much as possible, while providing a cane-like experience for the player." For me, that means the mouthpiece is a bit more lively, to compensate for the more covered tone quality that is inherent with plastic.
While I still play on cane reeds, for anything important, I use my Behn mouthpiece and Legere Signature Euro 3.5. I have a DOZEN of them that I rotate between, and they've lasted an exceptionally long time. The consistency of performance from the get-go every time is wonderful, and as long as I am consistent and detail-oriented about the reed placement, I get 90%-95% of the performance of my best cane reeds, every single time.
And the toolkit? I leave it at home, and spend more time playing and enjoying music, and not fussing over reeds. It isn't everyone's cup of tea, but for me it has been a huge time-saver.
Gene
Post Edited (2022-05-08 09:25)
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