Klarinet Archive - Posting 000531.txt from 1998/09

From: "Martin Marks" <RxReed@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] ligatures?
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 19:03:24 -0400

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From: Doug Sears <dsears@-----.org>
Date: Tuesday, September 15, 1998 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] ligatures?

>I use an inch-wide piece of black elastic sewn into a tube that slips over
the
>reed and mouthpiece. Works fine -- easy to apply, easy to move the reed
around,
>never slips. I would be worried about slipping, however, if I had to move
my
>mouthpiece back and forth between A and Bb clarinets. I figure this kind of
>soft, minimal ligature allows the reed to vibrate as freely as it can.
>
> --Doug
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>Doug Sears dsears@-----.org/~dsears
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>
>Kenneth Wolman wrote:
>>If all else fails, take ye a rubberband of decent strength (not one of the
>>little ones) and wind it around the reed and mouthpiece several times
until
>>it's tight enough to hold the reed firm. Blow into the thing and you WILL
>>hear sound, I promise! I've done this when I've bought new mouthpieces to
>>try out. "Don't scratch it," the salesman warns me darkly, so I am not
>>about to put a Vandoren Optimum or my old Selmer on it.
>>
>>It happens to be a nice, easy sound. I don't suppose anyone would
>>recommend this as a way of life, since people are likely to point at you
>>and giggle, but (not a rhetorical question) how much different is this,
>>really, from a much more expensive string ligature or one of the fabric
>>goodies?
>Has anybody tried using a strip of double sided velcro(available at
hardware stores) Sounds and feels great, but I don't feel secure
secure changing clarinets.
Marty Marks
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