Klarinet Archive - Posting 000035.txt from 1997/05

From: Lee Cooper <ccooper@-----.us>
Subj: Re: BIG Vibrations
Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 18:16:51 -0400

Otherwise how do you account for all the various types of ligatures
available. The Wenger(?) has "elastomeric" supports that can be places in
various positions to give a different tone quality from a reed.

And what about the rovner types of ligatures. I've tried the classic
rovner, and the rovner lite (the one with the cut out), the wenger, a
luyben and a bonade inverted (all using the same reed) and each one plays a
little differently. The rovner classic does have the dark sound as
advertised, but I've never liked the response. The rovner lite has a bit
better response, but it is not quite as dark.

I do have a fairly wide dynamic range, but I don't think that's the reason
for different ligatures to play differently. I generally find that a lig.
that has minimal contact with the reed seems to respond a little better
than something like a bonade or rovner.

When I say there are still vibrations in the butt of the reed, I'm not
talking anything major, but it does have an effect on the sound!

BTW I generally use a Luyben ($7.00) ligature and I prefer the sound to the
more expensive brands because it allows me more flexibility. As a matter
of fact I'll be playing a Luyben (inverted, black plastic with only 4
minimal contact point) on my Graduate Recital on May 14.

Later,
Lee Cooper

>In a message dated 97-04-30 22:01:50 EDT, you write:
>
><<...Surely you can't expect the top half of the
> reed to vibrate and not have some displacement of the fibers through the
> butt.
>
> Lee Cooper >>
>
>Gee, are we talking about roughage here?
>
>You must have an awsome volume to cause such an effect. Of course you
>probably come to a recital prepared with an extra pair of underware?
>
>Anon.

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Lee Cooper ccooper@-----.us
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"It occurred to me by intuition, and music was the driving force behind
that intuition. My discovery was the result of musical perception."
Albert Einstein [in speaking about his theory of relativity].