Klarinet Archive - Posting 000378.txt from 1999/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re: VD Optimum
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 1999 00:27:21 -0400

At 01:46 PM 8/13/1999 PDT, angella hedrick wrote:
> >One of my students has one. I don't know the number of the plate, but we
> >took the smooth metal plate and glued a piece of sheet cork where it
> >contacts the reed, after which we were both very impressed with the
>result.
> >We've also found the Rovner "Eddie Daniels" to be a great ligature for
>less
> >money.
> >
>I have been using for some time an Otto Link metal alto sax mouthpiece with
>the ligature modified just as you describe. The plate that contacts the
>reed on that ligature is almost identical to one of the Optimum plates. I
>don't remember who advised me to try it, but it does seem to work!
>
>
>you mean you're using the vandoren, or the eddie daniels ligature???
>
Sorry I was not clear. The Otto Link mouthpiece comes with its OWN
matching ligature, with a plate similar to the flat Optimum plate.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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