I recently got a reed geek and I am very happy with it. I got a Bari synthetic reed, classed S, soft or 2.0 I got it to allow younglings to try a clarinet easily. Plastic reeds disinfect very well. The reed was too stiff for me, and I use 3.5 or 4. Thanks to you, I have taken my reed geek to this reed to make it easier for younglings to use. Thanks.
thx mauro for this very helpfull tutorial - i will get my G4 in the next days. what would be great: to show, how the reed sounds before, then after adjustments have been done :-)
Sure John!..I understand completely. Unfortunately, it is going to be very hard to produce a synthetic reed that will play equally well on various mouthpiece designs and varied tip openings . ReedGeek tools and specifically the new "Bullet tool" are the only tools on the market that can successfully undertake this endeavor with repeatable results.
@@johnfilardi The only tool that will work on the VENN is the ReedGeek "Bullet". We adjusted several at the last NAMM show and the Bullet was the tool fine enough to excel without fraying!
Hi Lou!...The ReedGeek tools works very well on Fibercell reeds as well as Harry H. Fiberreeds....I will have more videos coming on-line this summer!...Mauro
Has anyone successfully adjusted a Legere aside from this guy? I... oh crap, I was about to say I've wrecked two, but I just saw my comment from 5 months ago. Make that THREE! JFC. That's $90 my dumb ass has lost trying to do this shit. Cane, yeah, it's great. Legere, nope. I want to see a Legere adjusted and then played.
I recently got a reed geek and I am very happy with it.
I got a Bari synthetic reed, classed S, soft or 2.0
I got it to allow younglings to try a clarinet easily. Plastic reeds disinfect very well.
The reed was too stiff for me, and I use 3.5 or 4.
Thanks to you, I have taken my reed geek to this reed to make it easier for younglings to use.
Thanks.
thx mauro for this very helpfull tutorial - i will get my G4 in the next days. what would be great: to show, how the reed sounds before, then after adjustments have been done :-)
Thanks for your helpful tips. I have trouble with paying $30 for a reed that ya STILL need to adjust..
Sure John!..I understand completely. Unfortunately, it is going to be very hard to produce a synthetic reed that will play equally well on various mouthpiece designs and varied tip openings . ReedGeek tools and specifically the new "Bullet tool" are the only tools on the market that can successfully undertake this endeavor with repeatable results.
Nice video Mauro. Are you saying that you would do some of these adjustments before playing the reed?
For sure Jay. Once you get a feel for it...it is really the same process as cane. Basically getting that reed wing a bit more flexible.Mauro
This is th best tool I’ve ver had, people it really works, that sand paper thing it terrible don’t wast your money
Thank you so much Thomas for the FeedBack!!...M
yeah, don't try this unless you can afford to go through a few legere's at $30 a pop. I've wrecked two.
Don’t try to D’Addario reads, since their cross woven and you’ll just ruin the read
@@johnfilardi are you talking about the D’Addario Venn synthetic reed?
@@musokid89 yes I didn’t know the reed was cross woven, so I went to sand it down a little bit and I ruined
@@johnfilardi The only tool that will work on the VENN is the ReedGeek "Bullet". We adjusted several at the last NAMM show and the Bullet was the tool fine enough to excel without fraying!
How long will a Reed Geek last/stay sharp given very frequent use?
Do you ever use the Reedgeek on Fibercell reeds?Please post more tutorials on reed repairing. TY
Hi Lou!...The ReedGeek tools works very well on Fibercell reeds as well as Harry H. Fiberreeds....I will have more videos coming on-line this summer!...Mauro
Has anyone successfully adjusted a Legere aside from this guy? I... oh crap, I was about to say I've wrecked two, but I just saw my comment from 5 months ago. Make that THREE! JFC. That's $90 my dumb ass has lost trying to do this shit. Cane, yeah, it's great. Legere, nope. I want to see a Legere adjusted and then played.
Maybe it’s best for us mortals to experiment with only Legere reeds that have already gone bad.
And a reed number three can I turn it into a 2 medium or etc?
honestly, try the heat treat method seems safer then this
la mise au point est faite sur la table arrière et pas sur l'anche...dommage.
We will have some new videos with Legere adjustment coming online soon!!RG