Klarinet Archive - Posting 000261.txt from 2005/02

From: "Howard Shertzer" <shertzhg@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: [kl] Ligature recommendations
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:34:48 -0500

Incredibly, the best sounding ligature for me is a strong rubber band.
Unfortunately, its a little clumsy putting on.
Eddie Daniels BG is the closest thing I find to rubber bands.

Howard

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Pay" <tony.p@-----.org>
To: <klarinet@-----.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [kl] Ligature recommendations

> On 18 Feb, Jason Buchanan <jsb@-----.com> wrote:
>
> > I am needing to replace my old Bonade ligature for my Bb clarinet
> > setup. Many new products have been on the market since I got my
> > inverted Bonade in the mid 80s.
> >
> > Anyone care to elaborate on their experiences and suggestions... I play
> > in classical/recital venues.
> >
> > A simple search on the net yields Vandoren Optima, Brancher, Winslow,
> > etc... naturally the proof will be in the testing but with so many to
> > choose from i'm curious what others have to say.
>
> OMIGOD how many times do we have to go through all this stuff?
>
> Ligatures don't matter. Or if they do, they matter only as a complement
to
> reeds, in the sense that you choose different reeds if you have a
different
> ligature -- or equivalently, a different ligature may make a particular
reed
> work better.
>
> It might be worth owning some different ligatures for that reason.
>
> But OK, drone on. You make money for the manufacturers, is all.
>
> Tony
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