Author: SecondTry
Date: 2023-05-20 18:11
This Youtube video 11 years ago finds Mr. Martinez playing Vandoren V12's, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpbo4G7F02g and Mr. McGill, 6 years ago the same https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyXm0__laLY.
I have no idea whether these choices remain to be the case and cannot speak to the strength they play. Maybe other members here can.
That said, you may simply be asking for curiosity sake, and that's fine. But I feel that it is important to state, in case you or others seek to copy either player's setup, that such choices should always take a back seat to what works best for you.
Reed strength: first off many players adjust reeds, which of course reduces their overall strength. These players may also subject reeds to different lengths and methods of break in.
Second, strength is very correlated with a mouthpiece's facing. To simply ask what strength reed a player uses without also knowing the specifications of their mouthpiece can lead to wrong conclusions about the nature of their embouchure.
Third, what these players play may also be a function of endorsement deals. To restate, I'm not saying that any professional would tolerate junky equipment for money or other compensation, but such deals might sway what equipment they use among a set of high end manufacturers.
I've heard that Moralez of Philly uses Legere reeds: even opting to use their Soprano Sax reed for (I think) solo work at one point.
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