Klarinet Archive - Posting 001135.txt from 2000/02

From: "Bryan Cholfin" <cranked@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Throwing down the glove - ligatures
Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 01:23:41 -0500

> The cheap, new one will probably work
> perfectly well for you during the beginner phase, and as you become more
> sophisticated about knowing what you want, the cheapie can become your
> emergency backup ligature, in case you go pay $20 for one and then drop it
> and step on it some holiday or evening when the music store is closed.

I see your point. I'm certainly not going to be spending $50-$70 for the
fancier ligatures out there. But I do need a new one. I had a kind of whim
to learn to play clarinet, so I bought a used Bundy for cheap. It hadn't
been well-cared for--the mouthpiece was dinged on the lip and facing, and
the ligature looked slightly misshappen. But a new mouthpiece and some
keywork adjustment made it far more playable. So if I replace the bad
ligature I'll probably be set, for now.

--Bryan

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