Klarinet Archive - Posting 000075.txt from 2000/03

From: "Dr. Laroy Borchert" <lborcher@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Ligatures in general&"Science" (reed compression)
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 12:54:23 -0500

Walter's logic on the reed compression reflect my experience with
ligatures, such as the Winslow, that you can torque down. With my best and
most stable reeds, the ligature made no difference in the sound. With those
that were still warped or that I took right out of the box and slapped on
the mouthpiece, the Winslow helped the response over my Bay ligature, but
not enough for me to justify the added expense. My solution was, and is,
to make sure that my reeds are absolutely flat on the table first.
Adding to Walter's ideas about vascular bundle compression, I would add
that the added pressure down on the reed could affect the uneven (warped)
areas on the table of the reed first.

Laroy

Dr. Laroy Borchert
Professor of Clarinet
Music Department
New Mexico State Univeristy
Las Cruces, NM 88003
(505) 646-3735 (office)

----- Original Message -----
From: <GrabnerWG@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Ligatures in general&"Science"
>
> How does "cranking" down the ligature affect the reed. The reed is a
fibrous bundle, containing hollow tubes. Wouldn't it be logical to assume
that most of the compression would take place here?
>
> Depending on the shape of the table, the density of the cane, the amount
of warpage of the reed, AND EXACTLY WHERE and HOW the LIGATURE CONTACTS THE
REED all kinds of strange and wondrous things can happen......from
disastrous to wonderful.
>
> WG

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