Klarinet Archive - Posting 000122.txt from 2000/02

From: "Ed Wojtowicz" <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Velcro ligature
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 23:23:15 -0500

Try to find the velcro that has the cloth on one side and the hooks on the
other. It is a bit easier to deal with. Make it a bit smaller than your
standard ligature. (You can accomplish this by adjusting it to the
mouthpiece with no reed on it) When you put the reed on it will take just a
bit of effort to slide the Velcro ligature on over it. This will help keep
it snug and allow for that little bit of give in the fabric.

Ed

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>From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
>To: klarinet@-----.org
>Subject: [kl] Velcro ligature
>Date: Wed, Feb 2, 2000, 10:11 AM
>

> I have been intrigued for some time with the use of Velcro for ligatures, in
> that I feel it has much the same dampening quality as string, and is easier
> to handle. I find, however, that even the widest, stiffest velcro has a
> little too much "give" in it , and can't quite stand up to the stresses
> involved.
>
> Experiment as I might, I keep going back to metal ligatures, my old Kaspar,
> or a heavy brass Boosey & Hawkes ligature that's probably as old as I am. I
> "feel" that I have a slightly different (better) sound using string, but not
> enough to warrant the extra trouble.
>
> Any other comments on Velcro????
>
>
> Walter Grabner

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