Klarinet Archive - Posting 000887.txt from 1997/05

From: Reedman2@-----.com
Subj: Re: Ligatures - OK Please explain
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 19:53:15 -0400

In a message dated 5/30/97 113500, Jerry wrote:

>I sand my
>reeds in a taper so that there is no unsupported surface under a rovner
>ligature.

do you mean the edges? I am trying to picture my reed under my ligature and
can't seem to figure out what part is unsupported. By the inherinant design
of the Rovner lig (flexible material) I thought all of the reed the was
within the lig was supported.

>(I also think that reeds are manufactured too wide at the tip of the
>mouthpiece and should generally be sanded down to the width of the rails.)

I agree with this and have a further point as well, why don't the reed tips
curvature match those of a mouthpiece. I have noticed quite a bit of
inconsistancy between the two. Can this be corrected by some means of
sanding or cutting?

Thomas
Reedman2@-----.com