Klarinet Archive - Posting 000049.txt from 2002/07

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] New Ligature
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2002 19:37:43 -0400

At 01:47 PM 7/1/2002 -0500, Kevin Callahan wrote:
> > <><> Karona Poindexter wrote:
> > I think I may need a new ligature soon.
>
> > It makes a difference whether you want to try something different for
> > the sake of experimenting, or is your Bonade damaged and you must buy a
> > new ligature regardless?
>
>
>I switched to a rubber ligature that's suited me quite well, by Rovner I
>believe. However, I bought it because my metal one is damaged. In fact, I
>just put it on and tested it, not only did it not keep the reed tight, it
>also damaged the bottom of the reed. I'd need a metal ligature in good
>condition to really test. Still, the Rovner has done well for me.

I was using a Bonade inverted (infinitely preferable to the non-inverted,
if only because the distance between the rails never varies), then went to
Rovners for a while, then a Selmer expanding-metal (which I now keep with
my Balanced Tone). I am back to the Bonade. The Rovners seem to be
effective in cutting the edge off a bright-sounding mouthpiece; other than
that, they effectively hold the reed on, even when moving the mouthpiece
(the principal deficiency of the above-mentioned Selmer). The Bonades are
quite secure, also. The Vandorens are very shiny, frightfully expensive,
and, at least with one of the three plates (the most effective one, in my
estimation) are about equal to an inverted Bonade.

Bill Hausmann bhausmann1@-----.net
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Essexville, MI 48732 ICQ UIN 4862265

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