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Legere Double Reeds

Author: SecondTry
Date: 2025-07-31 22:59

Well sure, this is the clarinet forum, but I thought I'd share.

I was on a gig last night and our bassoon player seemed to be using a reed that looked like it was made of plastic.

During a break from play I approached him and inquired, where he, nice guy that he was, explained that he's been happily and exclusively using Legere synthetic double reeds for quite some time now, but interestingly enough, purchases them not like you and I acquire Legere single reeds, but by physically visiting his vendor and trying the reeds, purchasing only those that work for him, effecting no physical adjustment to them at any point.

This got me interested in what human controlled steps might be involved in the creation of their double reed products that might explain a level of variability among them that seems, based on his description, to exceed the consistency I've found in their single reed products.

(Conflict of interest: I'm a cane clarinet player. I love having Legere's as backups and am impressed with how close they are for me to good cane, but not as good for me as good cane, and how consistent they are regardless.)

I think this video might help explain some of that variability, much that, in fairness, this is tale of one player, where other double reed players may have different stories on both their like of, and feeling of consistency in the Legere synthetic double reed space.

https://youtu.be/g4NHmmFwPpo?si=nmgMzrhNlSfwo3ti

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Re: Legere Double Reeds

Author: Chris P
Date: 2025-07-31 23:54

I've been using Legere oboe reeds since they first hit the shelves and today I had their much eagerly (to way beyond the point of desperately) awaited brand new cor reed arrive at my door.

I've only just posted this over on the oboe page:

http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=10&i=31354&t=31354

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010

Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes

NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.

The opinions I express are my own.

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