Klarinet Archive - Posting 000001.txt from 2000/07
From: Dan Sutherland <dsuther@-----.ca> Subj: Re: [kl] ligatures Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 03:00:39 -0400
Wrong, wrong, wrong, =20
All of you.
The best beer is Granville Island English Bay Pale Ale. I know this
because after several of them I appear, at least to myself, far more clever
than before. But you did mention "taste", a quality with which I have no
interest or experience.=20
The best ligature [and don't give me any of this contact point,
sympathetic resonating mediums, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound [are
we here to play clarinet or give birth?], xray, is the middle fighting with
the side vibrations, hoo haw] is by far and away the "NORTHERSEA
CAMOUFLIGATURE".
Yes, even you! You have suffered in dispair for many years under the
mistaken impression that improper embouchure, reeds, equipment, training
and that over stressed quality; "personal work ethic", are responsible for
your most difficult clarinet dilemas. You can take solice in the fact that
a solution is at hand.
Now, I could just sell you a "camoufligature" and your problems would be
solved. But wait. I must inform you that the NORTHERSEA CAMOUFLIGATURE is
made from the very finest latex, ebony stained and accoustically matched
"O" style plumbing style kitchen spout rings. Selected by hardware
enthusiasts in plumbing departments world wide.
Well, You are thinking to yourself, " Just how much is this
CAMOUFLIGATURE going to cost me?"
I ask you.."What is the price of excellence?"
You could decide to select the CAMOUFLIGATURE EM. A fine entry level
ligature with 2 'O' style accoustic rings.
OR
You could spring [not to be confused with the "Springboard Ligature" by
Mitchel Lurie] for the CAMOUFLIGATURE ER [extra ring]. This is a 3 ring
model with added flexability and choices.
To order: don't email me. This is a little joke. But in fact, you can
construct a variety of ligatures by visiting your local plumbing shop and
rolling on differing guages and diameters of O rings.
I think that Snake Oil or Indian Sagwa "cure all" describes the above
pitch. Moonshine is a type of home concocted high alcohol beverage.
Dan =20
At 06:11 PM 6/30/00 -0700, you wrote:
> <><> The ligature should have a minimal impact on reed and
>mouthpiece: =A0 few contact points, the reed should vibrate free but
>needs to be fixed to the mouthpiece.=20
>
>
> I've already voiced my opinion, but....
>
> If the ligature does make a difference, then strobe photographs
>have shown clearly that 'good concert tone' occurs when the reed
>vibrates as a single unit across its width, not chaotically with the
>edges doing one thing and the center doing something else. My
>conclusion is that, if ligature does make a difference, then supporting
>the reed across its entire width would help, not hurt, the tone.
>
> By the way, 'hefeweizen' unfiltered wheat beer is obviously the
>best tasting beer in the world.... nobody would argue with this either,
>would they? <smile>
>
>
>Cheers,
> Bill
>
>
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