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Klarinet Archive - Posting 000068.txt from 1996/09

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Rovner Ligature
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 1996 13:59:53 -0400

On Wed, 11 Sep 1996, SEAN wrote:

> The major compalint I've heard about Rovner is that they stretch
> over time and don't hold the read firmly enough. If you can move the
> read in the slightest once you've tightned the lig. it isn't a good
> ligature. I had one for two years before I switched to a Bonade inverted.
> Now true, I was probably tightening the screw too much, but I know many
> people that have had the stretching problem with the Rovner.

I've had my Rovner Light for six or seven years now with neither
stretching nor loss of function in any manner. Prior to buying this one,
I owned a regular Rovner ligature and only bought my Light in
experimentation with the cut-out part to see if I liked it any better.
Contrary to another person's post about the Rovner screw scratching
mouthpieces, one often finds admonitions in mouthpiece catalogues
regarding the necessary care with mouthpieces on trial. They typically
warn, "Use a string or material ligature, i.e.; a Rovner, when trying
mouthpieces in order to avoid scratching them. Any marring of the
surface due to the use of a metal ligature will make the mouthpiece
unreturnable and will be considered a final purchase." I recently
purchased a Bonade inverted ligature, incidentally, and it scratched the
hell out of my mouthpiece. Everybody will have a different story. It's
well-known how popular the Bonade is, but many still swear by the Rovner,
so it's certainly worth a try.

Neil