Legere Reeds Alto Saxophone Reed Strength 3.5 Features:Strength ComparisonLegere Alto Sax reeds play about 1/2 strength harder than the standard Vandoren reeds (blue box) Legere 3 = Vandoren 3 1/2 The Legere Alto Saxophone Reed made of a new low density material that is extremely similar to conditioned cane Legere reeds represent the best in synthetic reeds