Klarinet Archive - Posting 000059.txt from 1994/08

From: Jim Freeman <collnjim@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Winslow ligature falling apart :-(
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 00:21:04 -0400

On Mon, 15 Aug 1994, Jay Heiser wrote:

> During a recent gig, I discovered that the little rubber
> grommets on my Winslow ligature were turning to silly putty.
> They are no longer resiliant, but are turning to goop,
> making them useless.
>
> (I noticed during "Take Back Your Mink"; perhaps it had
> something to do with the heat in the pit???)
>
> Has anybody else experienced this? I think I'll send
> them back to Winslow and ask for an explanation.
>
> The ligature does come with a little kit that includes
> a glass jar with more grommets -- both in the original
> material and in some other material that presumably
> offers different properties. I'm just not the type to
> spend endless hours experimenting with this thing (there
> must be hundreds of possible combinations of material
> and placement).
>
I've found that every 10 to 12 months the rubber on my grommets loses its
resiliancy, but the opperation to change grommets is not a big deal. I'd
much rather mess with the grommets occaisionally than play on another
ligature.

Jim Freeman (collnjim@-----.edu)