Klarinet Archive - Posting 000772.txt from 1999/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Re:Left handed ligatures?
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 06:34:56 -0400

At 03:44 AM 8/26/1999 EDT, Georgette Calzati wrote:
>I have run into trouble with clarinetists regarding their ligatures. Most
>that my students use are either traditional or Rovner and are not made for
>left handers.
>
>I have been able to reverse the screw successfully on the Rovner ligatures
>for the lefties, but the standard ligature screws seem to be able to go only
>one way and do not fit properly reversed.
>
>Any others that may fit the bill.
>
A standard ligature, placed on the mouthpiece like an inverted ligature,
will have the screws on the left side. Not the most ideal solution, but
the main other choice (besides your modified Rovners) is to learn to use
the right hand to tighten the ligature.

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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