I've tried both Legere and Fibracell, on Tenor. 



I liked the way the Legere played, however it had a fatal fault for me. 



For some reason, no matter how I fought it, it lead me back to an old habit of biting. 

Anyone else found this? 



The Fibracell feels more like cane and plays well and the same everytime I pick it up. 

The tone seems buzzy to me, but others don't seem to hear it that way. 

If being able to count on a reed working is more important than tone, I grab the Fibracell. 

Otherwise I struggle with cane. 



Tom De Winter

I have nice words to say about Bari plastic reeds. I use them on tenor and
fibracell on alto.


On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 6:31 PM, <tdewinter@...> wrote:

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> I've tried both Legere and Fibracell, on Tenor.
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>
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> I liked the way the Legere played, however it had a fatal fault for me.
>
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> For some reason, no matter how I fought it, it lead me back to an old habit
> of biting.
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> Anyone else found this?
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> The Fibracell feels more like cane and plays well and the same everytime I
> pick it up.
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> The tone seems buzzy to me, but others don't seem to hear it that way.
>
> If being able to count on a reed working is more important than tone, I
> grab the Fibracell.
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> Otherwise I struggle with cane.
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> Tom De Winter
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>

The reason I decided to try synthetic reeds was because I had a biting habit with cane, particularly when they were well wetted. The Legere has cured the habit, because there's no need to bite.
Tony F.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: tdewinter@... 
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  Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 4:31 AM
  Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Legere vs Fibracell


    

  I've tried both Legere and Fibracell, on Tenor.



  I liked the way the Legere played, however it had a fatal fault for me.



  For some reason, no matter how I fought it, it lead me back to an old habit of biting.

  Anyone else found this?



  The Fibracell feels more like cane and plays well and the same everytime I pick it up.

  The tone seems buzzy to me, but others don't seem to hear it that way.

  If being able to count on a reed working is more important than tone, I grab the Fibracell.

  Otherwise I struggle with cane.



  Tom De Winter