Klarinet Archive - Posting 001093.txt from 1997/08

From: elspeth4@-----.com
Subj: Re: ligature
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 13:49:58 -0400

Lori,

Could you send me the information about the velcro ligature also? BTW,
your name sounds familiar. I'm not sure where I recognize it from, but I
think it's probably AYS. (No, you wouldn't know me, but you might know
Corinne Sigel and some of the other Academy members of AYS.)

Alexis

"You can swim all day in the Sea of Knowledge
and come out completely dry. Most people do."
--The Phantom Tollbooth

On Mon, 25 Aug 1997 07:55:33 -0600 (MDT) lori lovato <clarinet@-----.edu>
writes:
>On Fri, 22 Aug 1997, Matthew A Cullen wrote:
>
>> I was given a suggestion to try velcro, I did, but it wasn't 2 sided,
>> anyway it did work and it wasn't lose!....
>
>Hi Matt, just thought i'd tell you about a ligature that is now being
made
>by Dan Daily (woodwind doubler living in Taos, New Mexico) that is
velcro
>attached to elastic. It seems to allow maximum vibration of the reed
and
>is adjustable enough to fit clarinet, bass clarinet, alto or tenor sax
>mouthpieces. I can really hear a difference on bass, but am still
partial
>to my Eddie Daniels ligature for clarinet. If anyone is interested feel
>free to email me for his address and phone or email.
>Lori Lovato, Santa Fe & Roswell Symphonies, (no alien clarinetists
>yet!)