Klarinet Archive - Posting 000990.txt from 1997/03

From: Jerry Korten <Jrykorten@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Ligatures
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 1997 13:27:16 -0500

I used the Luyben ligature and found that to tighten the ligature enough to
get a responsive setup I tightened it so much that I stripped the threads.

You can cut away a bit of the threads and place a small metal nut there and
get all the pressure you need.

Or you can buy the newer Rovner "light" (with cutout section in the middle)
that does everything the Luyben does but better.

I agree that the inverted Bonade sounds good, but you can so easily crush the
reed fibers, and the life of the reed is notably shorter while using the
Bonade than it is with the Rovner. You know when your reed is toasted when
you can see a bulging out into the window on the flat side.

Jerry Korten
NYC