Klarinet Archive - Posting 000063.txt from 1994/08

From: ELAINE THOMPSON <eethomp@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Winslow ligature falling apart :-(
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 14:33:32 -0400

Elaine Thompson "Two roads diverged in a wood and I,
eethomp@-----.edu I took the one less travelled by,
Johns Hopkins Univ. And it has made all the difference."
--Robert Frost

On Tue, 16 Aug 1994, Bill Parker wrote:

> >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.
> .........
> >I've found that every 10 to 12 months the rubber on my grommets loses its
> >resiliancy, but the operation 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)
>
> I guess I've been in the dark, down under (or up over - refer to previous
> posts) on the things clarinet players do and use. But what exactly does the
> Winslow ligature do, and why does Jim Freeman say he'd rather change
> grommets etc?

Actually, rather than mess with rubber, plastic, etc., I have switched to
a Bonade ligature. They are inconsistent, so you have to try lots of them
to find one that works with your setup, but once you do, you are set.
A Bonade does give a brighter sound than a Rovner (those KILL my tone), but
it balances my open Selmer C85-120 quite nicely. I especially like it
for orchestral playing when I need lots of projection.