| Légère
Reeds was founded by Dr. Guy Légère and Dr. Mark Kortschot in
1998 for the sole purpose of producing high end synthetic woodwind reeds. Today
the company produces state of the art reeds for world wide distribution from an
ultra modern manufacturing and distribution facility located north of Toronto,
Canada with a dedicated staff. We have upgraded our machinery several times as
we have grown, and we have sophisticated computer controlled machinery making
our precision reeds. |
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| Guy
Légère |
 Guy
Légère is the President of Légère Reeds Ltd. He has
been a scientific researcher for as long as he can remember, always needing to
know what makes things "tick" and is the author of several patents. He is the
son of a Canadian military officer, has lived most everywhere, and is the
oldest of nine siblings. Guy graduated from McGill University in 1995 with a
Ph.D. in Chemistry. Before founding Légère reeds, Guy was a
researcher devising better methods of sample introduction for ultra trace
elemental analysis, targeting the semiconductor industry.
He took up the
clarinet at the age of 27 studying under Abe Galper and playing in the Brampton
Symphony Orchestra. The problem with reeds was a preoccupation from day one. As
a researcher he was exposed to many types of materials and manufacturing
techniques. After gathering a basic knowledge of how a reed works, Guy
formulated an idea of what an ideal material might be. Then, he found one! The
rest is history. |
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| Mark
Kortschot |
 Mark Kortschot is Vice President of Légère Reeds Ltd.,
but is also a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied
Chemistry at the University of Toronto. He obtained Bachelor's and Master's
degrees in Engineering at the University of Toronto, specializing in materials
science. He then went to Cambridge University in the U.K. to study the
properties of composite materials, and earned a Ph.D. in 1989. Mark teaches
materials science and chemistry, and conducts research on polymers, composites
and paper science. He has more than 50 refereed journal publications in these
areas
"The opportunity for me to work on this exciting project has been
fantastic. Guy developed the original concept for the new reeds, and I have
been able to help him take the project from concept to reality. The reeds may
look very simple, but they are high-tech in every sense of the word. I am very
proud of our accomplishments and the impact they are having on so many
musicians." |
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