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Author: sinkdraiN
Date: 2003-02-06 12:39
I am a sax player who doubles on clarinet. I can not find a ligature better than a gigliotti. Typically, sax players hate those ligs because they slip and sound like "plastic." I own rovners, bonade, optimum ligs, winslows, etc and have not found anything that comes close to the resonance of a gigliotti lig on my alto morgan mouthpiece. On saxophone forums it seems like i am the only one. Am I nuts or do you find Gigliotti ligatures very responsive as well?
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Author: jez
Date: 2003-02-06 12:57
I have 2 Gigliottis and, despite owning several other brands, tend to use them most, finding them easy to adjust and safe when changing instruments. I favour a Rovner when using plastic reeds, as it seems safer and the strange ff lig. when I want to show off my yellow mouthpiece.
jez
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Author: Peter
Date: 2003-02-06 14:48
I know this has got to be a dumb question, but what feature makes a ligature "safe?"
What would make it unsafe?
Do you have to put unsafe ones in a cage at night to keep them from harming other ligatures?
Are they prone to accidents in the workplace?
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Author: Matt Locker
Date: 2003-02-06 15:23
How do you keep the Gigliotti lig from slipping up the mpc?
Mine does it constantly when being used - which ultimately means it remains in the closet most of the time.
MOO,
Matt
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Author: Frank
Date: 2003-02-06 15:58
It never occured to me that alto sax mouthpieces were close enough in size to swap ligatures with a clarinet!!! (I've only played for about 30 years, so....!) I've never had a Gigliotti slip on it's own..(from just playing?)..I have had them slip when going from Bb to an A clarinet, though. Maybe I'm too rough? Never had a Rovner type slip, unless I really gripped and twisted the mouthpiece
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Author: super20dan
Date: 2003-02-06 18:19
most alto sax ligs dont fit the clarinet. the morgan excaliber is a very slim mpc and uses a clarinet sized lig. for what its worth the gigliotti lig is a cheap peice of plastic junk!
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Author: Marge
Date: 2003-02-06 19:58
Next to using a pair of double-sided Velcro strips as a ligature, I like the Gigliotti as second-best (for B-flat clar). It at least has the capacity to fit on a Gigliotti mouthpiece; some other ligatures are too small for my fat Gig mpc.i
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Author: Sax Junkie
Date: 2003-02-07 00:31
I play alto and tenor sax, and Gigliotti ligature is the best I ever played. Despite its cheap look, it works wonders on any hard rubber mouthpiece. By the way, they make different ligature sizes for clarinet and saxophones. I converted almost every fellow sax player to Gigliotti ligatures.
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Author: nzdonald
Date: 2003-02-07 00:46
never used a Gigliotti ligature.... have had the problem of ligatures slipping off (this is what was meant by "dangerous" if you haven't worked that out already) but this seemed to happen with just about any ligature i have used except string.
when i matters (not often) i use a Vandoren Optimum clarinet ligature on my Vandoren A100 Alto sax mouthpiece, esp great for tounging the low notes.
donald
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Author: Jim E.
Date: 2003-02-07 05:05
I've used a Gigliotti lig for a couple of years, actually it was a cast off from my son when he went to the Rovner. I like it just fine and hve never had it slip while playing, BUT, it is impossible to remove the mouthpiece without taking the lig and reed off frist, any twisting will cause the lig to slip off. Also, it is easy to "strip out" the plastic screws and lose one. I say "strip out," but they always thread right back (once I find it!)
I do mechanical work, the old metal ligs appeal to me because they tighten up just like a hose clamp, but the Gigliotti sounds better.
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Author: Alex
Date: 2003-02-07 14:54
I have a lot of friends who play clarinet or saxophone or both. While clarinetists' opinions differ, every sax player (alto or tenor) just loves Gigliotti ligature. Did Gigliotti ever play sax?
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Author: nzdonald
Date: 2003-02-07 18:10
i was tired when i made my post- by "slipping off" i didn't mean that it would just do this by itself when playing, but that when i am changing between B flat and A clarinets it would slip if i was swapping the mouthpiece (and not the barrel). My posting litterally suggests that all the ligatures i have ever owned have slipped off, which is of course very unlikely so maybe you worked that out for yourself!
donald
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