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Re: Legere French Cut Thoughts/Impression

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2023-12-07 22:50

I hadn’t commented on pitch because that’s part of what will take more time to assess properly (how we respond to new equipment is heavily influenced by what we did on the old equipment). I would say after about a week on the French Cut that the pitch tends to stay higher than the Euro Cut and Signature Soprano saxophone reeds I have been using.

The sound of the Euro or Signature Soprano saxophone reeds really could never be called dull or thuddy as one would easily characterize the competition such as Venn or Alta. In fact up to about two years ago (give or take), the Signature Soprano Saxophone reeds could be counted on to have even more “bite” in the sound. Unfortunately Legere decided to alter that product’s material formulation to make them much closer to the Euros.

The big question is how well the present overtones of the French Cut serve in projecting within the context of large ensembles either band or orchestra. My retirement prevents an accurate trial myself so I’ll leave that for others to provide comment.

…………….Paul Aviles

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