B♭ Clarinet French Cut

Legere French Cut Clarinet Reed Experience

The Legere French Cut reed is an absolute pleasure to play on my clarinet. I purchased the 2.5 and 2.75 strength. Key points include: - Bright but not too much. So, for me that means it is responsive and easy to control for more classical sound or for change to a little more jazzy popular expressive sound. - Great dynamic range (i.e. very soft to loud) control, and over the clarinet musical range (i.e. from low E below the staff to high G at 2 octaves above the staff) - By the way, I tried and compared a number of Signature cut reeds to the French cut. In my opinion, the French wins all around, hands down. - In the future, I may try a few French Cut for my soprano sax, since I was so pleased with these on my clarinet.

Very stable reed

Response is great, and it sings in the upper register when the strength is right! Tone is fantastic as long as there’s enough air - found it to thin out a bit if support sagged a little. Not the most forgiving Legere reed, but when I’m at my best this one sounds the best.

Clean and warm

Really pleased with legere reeds. I was hesitant to but it’s nice to not have to worry about cane reeds! I do prefer the European Cut for clarinet, but this one is very nice, too. I found I like the same strength as my cane reeds.