Klarinet Archive - Posting 000046.txt from 2000/03

From: Audrey Travis <vsofan@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Ligatures in general
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2000 22:27:01 -0500

Mark
Am I missing something here? All that appears on your post is David's
message...what did you reply? If memory serves (but I could be dead wrong),
the last time you posted, the same thing happened. It was within the last two
weeks, I think. On the other hand, if I'm merely blind, please forgive me for
wasting everyone's time. Just got through doing 277 report cards - I'm a bit
weary.

Cheers

Audrey

mark weinstein wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David B. Niethamer <dnietham@-----.edu>
> To: KLARINET <klarinet>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 8:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [kl] Ligatures in general
>
> > on 2/29/00 6:14 PM, Tony Pay wrote:
> >
> > >Excuse me, David, because I have great respect for your contributions.
> > >
> > >I really don't believe this.
> >
> > DAMN!! I *knew* the BS police were gonna get me... ;-)
> >
> > Seriously, in thinking about where I came by this information, I can't
> > remember, and I certainly have no concrete evidence for its proof. I
> > think it was presented to me (compulsive screw tightener extraordinaire)
> > as a rationale for not constantly and compulsively tightening the screws
> > on my ligatures. The medication has worked wonders, and I no longer
> > behave in this way! Who first gave me this "information" I can't recall.
> >
> > >If you experiment by putting cylinders of
> > >cardboard inside your mouthpieces, you get to understand the sorts of
> > >changes that such gross alterations make. That is, they are rather
> > >surprisingly small.
> > >
> > I'll have to experiment with this a bit. I find it hard to imagine that
> > rather noticeable changes in response and pitch would not be the result.
> > But, I'll have to fool with it for myself before I comment any more.
> >
> > >I doubt that the sorts of changes that an 'overtightened' (what does
> > >this really mean?) ligature might make, on an ebonite mouthpiece, are of
> > >anything like that order of magnitude.
> >
> > As I recall it, the theory presented was that as a mouthpiece aged, the
> > process that hardened the rubber would begin to "wear off", making the
> > pressure of the metal ligature capable of constricting the bore at that
> > point where the ligature was tightened. I have to admit I don't have a
> > shred of evidence to prove whether any of this is true. In playing with
> > the relative tightness of my ligature screws today (I really need to get
> > a life!!!) I couldn't hear or feel any difference in the feel or sound of
> > a particular reed if the ligature was tighter or looser, for what that is
> > worth. Given my current credibility on this subject...
> >
> > David
> >
> > David Niethamer
> > Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
> > dnietham@-----.edu
> > http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/
> >
> >

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