My wife recently started experimenting with synthetic reeds (Leger French Cut) on Alto Sax. She's still searching for the correct strength, but in overall she is very happy with the result.
It made me think to try a few out myself. But I'm still a bit hesitant. I experienced early version of plasticover reeds and they sounded like rubbish to me.
Does anybody already have experience with Leger on Clarinet? Or the new Vandoren VK?
I usually play a medium 3 (Vandoren Traditional) on a D'Addario Reserve EV10E M mouthpiece. What would you recommend to get something similar?
The setting I usually play in is a standard wind band. So it ranges from classical to more modern style music. I could live with having a few reeds to match different band settings.
Lastly, maybe a stupid question. How long do synthetic reeds typically last? I can't really find a good reference for this.
It made me think to try a few out myself. But I'm still a bit hesitant. I experienced early version of plasticover reeds and they sounded like rubbish to me.
Does anybody already have experience with Leger on Clarinet? Or the new Vandoren VK?
I usually play a medium 3 (Vandoren Traditional) on a D'Addario Reserve EV10E M mouthpiece. What would you recommend to get something similar?
The setting I usually play in is a standard wind band. So it ranges from classical to more modern style music. I could live with having a few reeds to match different band settings.
Lastly, maybe a stupid question. How long do synthetic reeds typically last? I can't really find a good reference for this.