Klarinet Archive - Posting 000295.txt from 2011/06

From: Fred <vze2bsbs@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] velcro
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:24:41 -0400

I got David Pino's book back around 1980 and =

tried the shoestring ligature. I noticed an =

increased resonance in the low notes and =

attribute that to less binding and a more =

flexible binding on the reed (cloth vs metal). I =

have used it ever since and NEVER -NOT ONCE has =

it loosened or let the reed slip- even when =

moving the mouthpiece from clarinet to clarinet.

Over the years I have watched all sorts of =

gimmicky ligatures (and for that matter barrels =

and bells) come to the market. The prices have =

soared and the claims that they make about their =

superiority are absurd. It is a sorry thing that =

catches the gullible. The answer to an improved =

sound is practice practice practice. (Look at =

Stanley Drucker - just an ordinary setup- he is doing OK.)

Fred

At 03:08 PM 6/30/2011, you wrote:
> Velcro works fine until you try to remove your mouthpiece to swab or
>put it on your
>A clarinet and the reed and velcro come loose and you miss your
>entrance. The velcro loosens also and the reed can move. If you
>enjoy living dangerously don't waste $10 on a real ligature. You can
>also hold your reed on with chewing gum or glue it permanently to the
>mouthpiece.
>
>On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 1:36 PM, Finn Jespersen <fj4800@-----.dk> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, Here=B4s the wiking again! This time with a =

> suggestion to the cheapest ligature you ever =

> had. I saw in the book of David Pino (The =

> clarinet and Clarinet playing), that he uses a =

> shoestring, and he also mentions something =

> about velcro. Today I=B4ve tryed a rubberband as =

> ligature. It works fine, but is a bit awkward =

> on-and-off. Later my wife gave me a piece of =

> velcro, and I made sort of a ring out of it. =

> The size of the ring I made (once for all) so, =

> that it fits over my mouthpiece with the reed =

> on it, not too tight, not too slack. It works =

> fine, and I think my tone has become better (I =

> used to use metalligature earliere). Can =

> anybody tell me, why I should offer 150 $ on an =

> ordinairy ligature, as long as my velcro ring is doing a fine job?
> >
> > gr. Finn, Denmark
> >
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