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Legere American Cut Tenor Saxophone Reed Reviews

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Would never go back to cane reeds. With this reed there are no surprises. No wetting no squeaking and performance is perfect.
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Posted 7 months ago
I've tried lots of different synthetic reeds and for me the Legere American Cut is the best, though I realise it's a personal choice. I know several players who use Legere and I wouldn't have known by listening that they played a synthetic reed. I am a recent convert, as they take some getting used to, and in the past I've tried Legere and gone back to cane. I still think the one really good cane reed you find in a box (sometimes two boxes) sounds better, but the Legere sounds better than the other 4 ( sometimes 8) playable OK reeds. Legeres are slippery and translucent which makes positioning them on the mouthpiece difficult, but that gets easier with experience. I also found them prone to sound "gurglely" as water droplets can collect on the back of the reed, but I found changing to a different ligature (actually a cheap one) solved this problem. So there are issues but, if you like the sound, they are small compared with the consistency and immediate playability you get with a synthetic reed.
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Posted 7 months ago
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Posted 1 year ago
As usual an excellent,quick service.
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Posted 1 year ago
New to synthetic. I have been playing it for a week, still getting used to it. Look for the strengths chart. I usually play Rico orange 2 I offered a 1.5 legere. So far so good.
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Posted 1 year ago
Excellent service
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Posted 3 years ago
I'd read the american cut were good but I didn't expect them to be that good. I usually use a Signature 2.75 tenor reed which are excellent. The American cut are absolutely superb. I play a lot of SKA, rock, funk etc and the notes really pop.
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Posted 4 years ago