Klarinet Archive - Posting 000649.txt from 1997/08

From: Clc313@-----.com
Subj: Fwd: Ligature recommendation
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 14:41:40 -0400

In a message dated 97-08-16 13:36:51 EDT, CLARNTMAN@-----.com writes:

<<
Here is a ligature recommendation. The inverted metal Bonade is, and has
been my favorite for over 20 years. I have tried the now popular Rovners
and
do not like them at all. They seem to make good reeds sound badly and play
harder with much less flexibility. They are also very difficult to put on
exactly correctly. The function of the ligature is to hold the reed
"squarely" on the mouthpiece with NO air escaping from around, or
behind/underneath the reed. If the Bonade is made correctly (i.e. the 2
rails that touch the reed are parallel to each other) then it will hold the
reed in the desired manner. I have tried the plastic model of the Bonade
and
feel that the reed seems difficult to control due to the lack of weight on
the reed and therefore added reed vibration.

Sometimes newer is not better. The old tried and true has been very
reliable
for me.
>>

I have found this not to be the case at all. I play on a Rovner However I
like the older ones better than the new ones. Since I first purchased mine
they have changed the material that they are made from. I have also played
on the BG ligatures (they have several different types and most of them I
like) and they just don't give me enough resistance (I happen to like just a
touch of resistance to my set up) but they sound fine.

Cheryl
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From: CLARNTMAN@-----.com
Reply-to: klarinet@-----.us
Date: 97-08-16 13:36:51 EDT

Here is a ligature recommendation. The inverted metal Bonade is, and has
been my favorite for over 20 years. I have tried the now popular Rovners and
do not like them at all. They seem to make good reeds sound badly and play
harder with much less flexibility. They are also very difficult to put on
exactly correctly. The function of the ligature is to hold the reed
"squarely" on the mouthpiece with NO air escaping from around, or
behind/underneath the reed. If the Bonade is made correctly (i.e. the 2
rails that touch the reed are parallel to each other) then it will hold the
reed in the desired manner. I have tried the plastic model of the Bonade and
feel that the reed seems difficult to control due to the lack of weight on
the reed and therefore added reed vibration.

Sometimes newer is not better. The old tried and true has been very reliable
for me.