Bassoon Reed by Légère Reeds

$138.00

Synthetic Bassoon Reed by Légère Reeds - You’ll find two of these in my case at all times- shhh! A high-quality synthetic bassoon reed with the quality, feel, and a traditional tone. Great alternative to traditional cane reeds. Ready-to-Play Bassoon Reed – Highlights the convenience of the reed being playable straight out of the box and long-lasting reduces the frequency of replacements. Surprisingly stable and reliable sound across various playing conditions.

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Reed Strength:

Synthetic Bassoon Reed by Légère Reeds - You’ll find two of these in my case at all times- shhh! A high-quality synthetic bassoon reed with the quality, feel, and a traditional tone. Great alternative to traditional cane reeds. Ready-to-Play Bassoon Reed – Highlights the convenience of the reed being playable straight out of the box and long-lasting reduces the frequency of replacements. Surprisingly stable and reliable sound across various playing conditions.

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Selecting the Correct Strength Légère Reed

Most if not all players will be satisfied with a Medium strength reed but I’ve found a pretty good general guideline from customer orders and in discussion with a number of musicians.

  • Légère Reed Strength Recommendation

    • Medium-Soft Strength - 10 hours or less of playing time per week including personal practice plus time-in-rehearsal

    • Medium Strength - 8 to 20 hours of playing time per week including personal practice plus time-in-rehearsal; personal preference of darker tone, lighter articulation, relaxed embouchure 

    • Medium Hard - 16 to 28 hours of playing time per week including personal practice plus time-in-rehearsal; personal preference of brighter tone, crisper articulation, tighter embouchure

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Modifying your Légère Reed

I DO NOT RECOMMEND ANY MODIFICATIONS TO A LEGERE REED. REEDS THAT HAVE BEEN ALTERED ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AN EXCHANGE OR REFUND. MODIFICATIONS CAN RESULT IN IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE REED.
I’ve seen a few reeds and heard from some oboists and bassoonists that modification of the reed has led to cracking and irreversible damage. 

IF you are still likely to modify the reed a few notes from my observations:

  • The sides of the Légère double reeds (Oboe, English horn, Bassoon), along the rails, are glued in place.

  • The tip of the reed is extremely delicate. 

  • DO NOT insert a standard metal or concave plaque: maybe cut down a 0.50mm thin guitar pick? I use a cut down Dunlop Tortex Red 0.50mm guitar pick for oboe reeds made of reed cane and it works okay.

  • Review Caring for your reeds at Légère

  • Légère's bassoon and oboe reeds do not qualify for the Légère Exchange of Strength policy and all requests will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

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