Legere European Scrape Oboe Reeds - 1 Synthetic Reed

EUROPEAN SCRAPE OBOE REED

 Legere European Scrape Oboe Reeds respond instantly and are ready to play straight from the box. The design allows for a warm, centered sound with ease of projection. They never need to be moistened and are available in three strengths, Medium-Soft, Medium and Medium-Hard.

All reeds are made to an initial aperture between 0.68-0.72 mm, but this will change after the reed is played. The total length of the reed is 69.8-70.2 mm and it plays at 440-442 Hz depending on the positioning in the reed well. They never need to be soaked and are unaffected by any weather or humidity.

While students should start with Medium-Soft or Medium strengths, advanced players may find any of the three strengths suitable for their embouchure.

Their ease of playing is the reason these reeds are heard in some of the most prestigious orchestras and on stages and recording studios around the world.

Our reeds are made with the purest and safest, BPA free polypropylene. Unlike other brands that use injection molds or stamps to produce synthetic reeds, our products are assembled and cut on computer numerical control (CNC) machines. Guided by our own mathematical description of a reed, they are cut in halves to match our unique profiles. The halves are then bonded together again using a digitally controlled system and are later hand package with the utmost care. The result is a reed which is perfectly balanced and has just the right combination of tip thickness, heart, and flexibility.

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Légère uses polypropylene to make both single and double reeds. Polypropylene is a common, non-toxic polymer with applications in food containers, packaging, rugs, and many other products. Unfortunately, ordinary polypropylene is not nearly stiff enough to make saxophone and clarinet reeds. They just wouldn’t vibrate. To make the plastic much stiffer Légère puts it through a process called orientation. This is the secret to creating Légère reeds. All Légère reeds are cut from our own unique polymer on a 3-axis, computer numerically controlled (CNC) cutting machine. Each reed is individually strength tested, delicately sanded and packaged by hand.