Klarinet Archive - Posting 000907.txt from 1997/05

From: ClarinetPlayer@-----.com (MR BRIAN C HING)
Subj: Re: Ligature Solution
Date: Sat, 31 May 1997 16:03:44 -0400

Cheryl Morehouse and Gary Vancott wrote:

>Cheryl Morehouse wrote (in part):
>I am playing on an R-13 with a B45 mouthpiece and a bonade inverted
>igature. The problem is that the ligature won't hold the reeds on
the
>mouthpiece securely (I am using Vandoren V12's). I can tighten it
up and
>play for a couple of minutes before the reed is freely moving around
again
>as if I hadn't just tightened it.

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>I had problems with a Bonade inverted and a new Vandoren mouthpiece.
In my
>case the entire ligature would slip up the mouthpiece. This was
fixed by
>sanding the inside of the ligature with some 400 grit sandpaper. If
only
>the reed is slipping and not the entire mouthpiece, you might want
to try
>lightly sanding the ligature "rails" that press on the reed.

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Cheryl and Gary:

I had the slippage problem with the inverted Bonade when used with my
Vandoren B45 or my Gigliotti mpcs. I seems these mpcs have fatter
outside dimensions. I solved the problem in a similar fashion as
Gary, except I sanded only the inside edges (under the screws) and
using Micro cork glue covered the roughened edges with thin strips of
fabric to prevent sratching the mpc.

Until recently, I preferred the Bonade to any other ligature I tried,
including the fabric wrap type ligatures, e.g., Rovner or BG because
the reed seemed to play more vibrantly and I was able to project more
easily throughout the scale. However, I have since tried the
Brancher ligature and it does those things even better and without
all the modifications (cutting, sanding) mentioned in earlier
postings.

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Brian Hing
ClarinetPlayer@-----.com