Klarinet Archive - Posting 000065.txt from 1994/08

From: Jay Heiser <jayh@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Winslow ligature (vs. Bonade)
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 1994 14:35:18 -0400

-->> >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.

Gee, that's the one I replaced. Of course, I didn't try more than
one, so maybe I didn't get a sweet one.

One of my favorite ligatures was the one that came with my Selmer
sax when it was new. The way it was made, the sheet metal curled
so that just the edge touched the reed, and the only contact with
the reed was the two long skinny edges. This worked great until I
bent the ligature slightly and it flattened out and subsequently
worked just like a cheap ligature. That's when I bought a bonade,
which is also two long skinny pieces of metal, but of course not
as skinny as the edge of the sheet metal.

I actually have two Bonades. I used to use one with the screws on
the bottom, but had a beard for a while and had to buy one that
didn't get stuck on my face. ;-)

   
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