Klarinet Archive - Posting 001180.txt from 2000/02

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Ligatures in general (was Re: [kl] screw tightening(was:
Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 17:35:42 -0500

I think it is very important for the reed to seal on the mouthpiece. The table of
the mouthpiece must be flat on the back side rails and around the end of the
mouthpiece window. The reed must also be flat so a seal of efficiency is had between
the two.
The ligature can help or negate producing this seal. Additionally, the ligature will
dampen some of the reed's vibrating properties. The amount of dampening one desires
is subjective.

Anne Bell wrote:

> Mmmm. This is one I've often wondered about. The two basic camps are 1)
> the reed must be free to vibrate _or_ 2) that vibration of the butt of the
> reed is actually wasting energy that should be doing something else. I
> muse over this and wonder how it all fits together. Do we sacrifice some
> energy to get a tone we like? Are we letting the reed flop around for no
> reason? I would imagine that some harmonics could be brought out or
> muffled according to how and where we attach the reed and even what
> material from which the ligature is manufactured.
> Though I didn't mention it during the last discussion I very much dislike
> absolutes. There many variables that I've considered in relation to
> ligatures and for each of those I'm sure that there are 5 or 6 more that
> the list could supply.
>
> At 03:54 PM 2/29/00 GMT, you wrote:
> >On Tue, 29 Feb 2000 07:47:24 -0600, deehays@-----.com said:
> >
> >> It should be as free as possible but not slipping around.
>
> and then:
> >
> >Unless it shouldn't.
> >
> >Tony
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