Klarinet Archive - Posting 000352.txt from 2005/01

From: "James Fay" <fay.james@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl] Ligatures--Important?
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:13:29 -0500

Sidney Forrest used to use string when he studied with Bellison, and he
showed me and I used it successfully for quite a while.

Only difference to the web site that I learned is to start with a loop =
at
bottom, wrap from top to bottom, secure string thru loop by pulling free =
end
from top.

Jim Fay

-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Buckman [mailto:eefer@-----.net]=20
Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2005 2:59 PM
To: klarinet@-----.org
Subject: Re: [kl] Ligatures--Important?

At 11:46 AM 1/22/2005, you wrote:
>For those who have never used a string, is there a tranditional method
>for tying the knot(s?), or do you just do what works for you?

I know there must be a special way of tying the string, but since I =
don't=20
use string and never have, I can only speculate on how to tie it. There =
is=20
a way that I think would be acceptable. It is a lash knot (I think that =
is=20
what it is called). There is a picture of how it is tied at=20
http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Uploads/strnglig.html. It is a very =
easy=20
knot to tie, even though it doesn't especially look like it in the=20
pictures. I run a swimming pool as a day job and when I need to clamp=20
things together for repair and don't have clamps, I use this=20
"lashing". Quite effective. I hope that helps answer your question, =
since=20
there haven't been any other responses.

Nancy

Nancy Buckman
Principal Clarinet / Orchestra AACC
eefer@-----.net

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