Klarinet Archive - Posting 000206.txt from 2001/08

From: "Antoine T. Clark" <antoine@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Optimum Ligature
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 21:46:46 -0400

You are probably right. I think I will just by three and be careful not to
tighten. I heard of a teacher once putting some type of substance on the
screw to make it more sensitive to tightening. Basically so that you could
feel it and back off. I understand that I am tightening to hard. Are there
any ligatures that would stand up to my tuff hand? Maybe I would have to
experiment to answer that question. Just trying to see if others knew of any
ligatures that were really durable.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Hausmann" <bhausmann1@-----.com>
Subject: Re: [kl] Optimum Ligature

> At 03:58 PM 8/15/2001 -0400, Antoine T. Clark wrote:
> >Since the topic has come up about ligatures can anyone tell me what a
> >reliable ligature is for tightening? The problem I have been having with
> >Bonade is driving me crazy. And most of the clarinetist at my school have
> >the same problem with stripping. This problem occurs with the inverted
and
> >regular. Maybe I am tightening too hard but I am sure that this problem
is
> >not a coincidence. I like them for sound and response but hate that they
> >break so easily.
>
> I would think you are tightening the ligature much too tight. I am
> personally a notorious over-torquer of screws and bolts in general, but I
> have NEVER stripped a ligature screw, on a Bonade or any other, including
> Luybens. I have always distrusted Luybens because I presume them to be
> particularly vulnerable, due to the metal screws and plastic
> threads. Still, I have never stripped one, nor do I know anyone who
> has. You should not really have to tighten a ligature THAT much. In fact
> I was taught to BACK OFF the top screw a bit, keeping it only tight enough
> not to vibrate. If fact, lately I have been using an old Selmer expanding
> metal ligature, which has NO screws at all! It holds the reed plenty
> tight, although I don't think I would trust it for moving the mouthpiece
> from Bb to A.
>
>
>
>
> Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.com
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>
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>
>
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