Klarinet Archive - Posting 000096.txt from 2010/09

From: Jennifer Jones <helen.jennifer@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] breathing problems
Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:29:58 -0400

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jennifer Jones
>> Subject: Re: [kl] breathing problems
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 9:36 PM, Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Just turning a standard ligature over does not make it truly an
>>> inverted ligature. It should be DESIGNED to go inverted, and be shaped for
>>> the purpose, like the inverted Bonade, Luyben, or Rovner. Yes, there are
>>> plenty of photos of Goodman, Shaw and the like with standard ligatures
>>> inverted, but there is no advantage to be gained unless you happen to be left-
>>> handed.
>>
>> I've seen some metal two screw ligatures designed to screw on the
>> backside of the mp (right handed screws and molded spots for the
>> reed). I guess like the inverted Bonade... I think the one I use
>> currently is like the inverted rovner, without the metal insert.

On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 7:37 AM, Bill Hausmann <bhausmann1@-----.net> wrote:
> Yes, the inverted Bonade (also available in a non-inverted form), the
> Luyben, the Rovners, the Gigliotti and some others are all specifically
> designed with rails, raised dots, or other features to hold the reed while
> allowing free vibration, and at the same time creating grief for left-handed
> people. :-)
>
> Bill Hausmann
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is TOO LOUD!

> Jennifer Jones wrote:
>> The bonades I saw were all inverted with a plate. I guess the plate
>> could be placed by the screw to make it non-inverted.

On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com> wrote:
> As far as I know (and I have a bunch of them) there are no removable
> parts (other than the screws) on the Bonade ligatures, so you must be
> thinking of something else.

Oh. I wasn't talking about a moveable plate. I was just noticing
possible variations in design. Some of the plates are moveable? I
was definitely talking about inverted Rovner ligatures, obviously not
Bonade. Sorry to confuse them. I looked them all up rather quickly
and mismatched the names and designs.
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