Klarinet Archive - Posting 000299.txt from 2002/05

From: "David B. Niethamer" <dnietham@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Ligatures
Date: Sun, 12 May 2002 00:35:13 -0400

on 5/11/02 9:51 AM, David McClune wrote:

>Take a Bonade and using a small flat needle file:

David followed with two suggestions. Here's another. Cut a strip of cork
that fits between the two rails. Use the file to flatten it to the same
height as the rails. Then glue a thin piece of cork over the two rails
(and the cork between them). This makes a significant difference to 1.)
the response of the ligature, and 2.) the ability to tighten the ligature
screws (which might turn out not to be a good thing!)

I always found that cutting the center out of the inverted Bonade
ligature improved the response, but not uniformly. I preferred the
evenness of the inverted Bonade as it was made.

David

David Niethamer
Principal Clarinet, Richmond Symphony
dnietham@-----.edu
http://members.aol.com/dbnclar1/

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