Klarinet Archive - Posting 000258.txt from 1996/04

From: Richard Spittel <ContraReed@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Abnormal ligatures... [re: bass clarinet tip]
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 1996 14:28:34 -0400

In a message dated 96-04-05 10:44:47 EDT, you write:

>erri,
> Actually I do sometimes play with a brown shoe string as the
>ligature. I keep one in my case just in case my ligature breaks. Use the
>round string not the flat one. Has anyone else done this?
>
>

I always use butcher's twine instead of a ligature on bass clar. It makes the
reed vibrate much more freely and gives a bigger sound.

Richard Spittel