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from 2170 reviewsI am professional currently playing major productions and in other musical venues. I am currently using the French cut which works very well on clarinet and saxophones. It does take some trial and error to find the right Legere reed that works with your set up. Once you do you will be pleased to know that you have a reed that will consistently play great each time you pick up your instrument. Giving you to spend more time on the music instead of finding a decent reed.
Great response . Impeccable projection throughout the range of my Tenor. Truly adds to the full bodied tone.
I have been using European Cut for some time. This was the reed that finally convinced me there was an alternative to cane. The French Cut reed is even more suitable to my style of playing and will be ordering the French Cut reed from now on. I am not sure that it is much darker as advertised but I seem to get more of the response that I expect from a good cane reed. I still use cane mostly for practice because I have a large stock pile but in performance I strictly use Legere reeds because of the reliability.
The French cut reed has a wonderful resistance, a warm sound, and is very responsive. I use a #4 on a Vandoren B 40 lyre and it is a perfect fit
Legere reeds work great now with my soprano sax after years using them for my clarinets.
This reed is really responsive, it has good articulation, and it sounds beautiful.
The year European cut is a great read for the bass clarinet. I thoroughly enjoyed playing it.
I have used the classic 2.5 contrabass reed on a Leblanc 7182 contrabass clarinet as well as on a Leblanc paperclip contra-alto clarinet and will say that it works well on both of them. I found the 2.5 to be ever so slightly too soft on the contrabass mouthpiece which makes me place the reed somewhat higher on the mouthpiece to compensate (it would be nice if they still had quarter strength reeds). The big gray case that it comes in inside with the rubber holder is a bit small for the contrabass reed (this makes the reed fit very tightly against the sides of the case). In order to take the reed out, I have to remove the reed with the rubber holder still attached to it. In order to put it back, I can't simply snap the reed back into the rubber holder while it's in the case. I have to take the rubber holder out first, snap the reed onto the holder, and then I place the reed and rubber holder back into the case. This issue isn't a deal breaker, but it can cause you to chip the reed if you try to pull it out the normal way with a lot of force. My friend has a Legere Bari Sax reed and his case does not have this issue likely because a Bari Sax Reed is slightly skinnier than a contrabass clarinet reed. I suspect this might also be an issue with the bass sax reeds since they are also quite a big reed.
We absolutely LOVE Legere reeds. Bamboo reeds are not made the way they used to and consistently squeak and do not last long. Legere reeds last a long time with perfect sound every time. We cannot praise them enough!!
Amazing quality!! Definitely recommend getting
I’m 73, and have about 35 years of experience playing in community bands after I got out of college. But, strictly amateur (well I did get paid about $20 a season in one band). I really like that I put the reed on my clarinet and play it. I don’t have anywhere near the amount of fiddling around that I used to do with cane reeds. I like that when I’m playing outdoor concerts I don’t have to worry about the reed drying out if there is a long winded presentation (think Memorial Day). These reeds are an expensive up front investment, but they last a really long time. I rotate a pair of them and might go more than 6 months before I buy a replacement, so they end up being cheaper than the cane reeds I used to buy. I don’t feel qualified to give a recommendation on sound quality, but they sure work for me.
I’ve been using Légère reeds for many years. The American cut Tenor Sax reed is the best Légère reed yet. I will never struggle with bamboo reeds again. Over 50+ years of playing Tenor sax I have tried/struggled with many brands and cuts of wooden reeds. Légère out performs them all!
Works very well with both Jazz pieces and Symphonic, gives a nice warm tone even when I'm playing bright-ly, would recommend for any tenors that want a reed-less tone or just a warm tone overall.
I love the synthetic reed. Because I can trust it always