I wondered why Legere didn't have an American Cut baritone sax reed. I loved my tenor version and ordered one as soon asthe bari sax version was available . Many purists insist on cane reeds, but the good bari ones are expensive; plus, when the cane reed is perfectly broken in, the next step is eventual failure. The Legere reed plays perfectly right out of the box and stays that way. Two things to think about, though. The 2.75 I bought seemed kind of wimpy compared toy usual cane 3. Also, the base of the reed that's under the ligature seems thinner than the Signature model so the reed sometimes slips around unless the standard ligature is very tight.Observation: Why do plastic reed players take the reed out of the box and immediatey stick it in their mouths wjem wetting it is no longer necessary. It's almost universal. old habits die slowly, I guess. All sax players should give the Legere a try. It's very liberating..