Klarinet Archive - Posting 000136.txt from 2000/02

From: alevin@-----. Levin)
Subj: Re: [kl] Velcro ligature
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2000 23:23:29 -0500

A word of warning about velcro. If you have a full beard - as I do - a
velcro ligature can be a hair-raising experience!

At 03:10 PM 2/2/00 -0500, you wrote:
>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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