 The Clarinet BBoard
|
Author: gram
Date: 2001-03-27 11:34
Hi everybody again out there,
I use at the moment a Vandoren Optimum ligature and I am not very happy. It is propably me!, but does anyone can suggest a ligature for a Gigliotti p34 and vandoren 3 V12's?
Does anyone know where to get a Gigliotti ligature or barrel?
Cheers everybody, Grammenos
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Don Berger
Date: 2001-03-27 15:31
We have had a lot of ligature discussion, so try Searching the Phorum for it. I personally like the Luyben [less plastic] than the Gigi, but use the Bonade inverted to have a greater feeling of reed-security. All 3 [and others] grip the reed in similar fashion [for me]. I use a Mitchell Lurie on my bass. The major mail-order houses carry many-many ligs, look in BW&WW etc. Other opinions?? Luck, Don
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2001-03-27 15:50
A good ligature that is inexpensive and highly recommended by band directors and clarinet teachers is the Rovner. You can get one from woodwind and brasswind at www.wwandbw.com, or find one on eBay or through International Musical Suppliers (they're one of Sneezy sponsors). I find they help cut down on squeaks and have a nice, dark tone and work with all brands of mouthpieces and reeds.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Ed
Date: 2001-03-27 16:06
I like the Bonade ligatures (both inverted and regular). I always feel that they give the reed a lot of freedom and ring. I have always felt that the fabric style ligs (Rovner, BG, etc) damp the reed too much making it feel dead. But there are many, many people who love these. The Charles Bay ligatures are good, very free blowing. The best way is to just get out and try a bunch and see what works for you. If you end up buying a couple to try, you can always sell them and it is not a big investment.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: sylvain
Date: 2001-03-27 17:00
It seems to me that the Optimum lig. that you do not like is an "improved" version of the bonade.
Have you played with the different plates?
If you are looking for a darker sound then try the fabric style ligs as Ed pointed out.
Otherwise the Optimum lig is really a good one and you will not feel a great difference when experimenting with other metal ligs (bonade, BG tradition, Bay ...)
-S
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: G.Lemieux
Date: 2001-03-27 18:23
Try B&G ligatures..a little pricey but excellent. I use to use the Bonade inverted but have found the quality not as good as they once were.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: beejay
Date: 2001-03-27 22:17
I say it every time, but my favorite is Peter Spriggs' Floating Rail ligature (Sneezy Sponsor, on this page).
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Torvald Simmons
Date: 2001-03-28 00:04
i used to have a rovner and my teacher said it was muffling the sound.
he gave me a regular cheapo comes-with-new-student-clarinets brandless ligature and he said that i sounded better.
now i use bonade.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: 'nifer
Date: 2001-03-28 01:51
the regular vandoren ligatures or the mitchell lurie springboards can really open up the sound if that is what you are trying to do with an inverted ligature! ;-) I have about 15 different ligatures that i play around with depending on the weather and how my reeds are acting and what clarinet i am playing primarily (Bb or A)
'nifer
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Hiroshi
Date: 2001-03-28 04:08
No inverted ligature. They make reed vibrate but you cannot know when
the reed is approaching to death.
Bonade gold plated traditional(non-inverted) is a best-buy.IMHO.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2001-03-28 14:04
Hiroshi: Don't worry, I've used nothing but inverted ligatures for 15 years, and I KNOW when my reeds are approaching death!
I use Rovners on almost all my clarinets and saxes, although I use a Vandoren metal inverted (non-Optimum) on my bass clarinet.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Ginny
Date: 2001-03-28 14:44
For me and my son, the Optimums we got are much prefered to Rovners. We like the vertical running plates best. The Rovners sounded dark and very stuffy. But they are that expensive, for the price of a single lesson...you can just try one. Maybe we should start a lig. lending library (I'm joking I'm joking...)
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: David Kinder
Date: 2001-03-30 09:16
I've been using a rovner Eddie Daniels II ligature. It has the dark sound of rubber, yet you have the metal rails to keep the contact with the reed low. i love it.
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
Author: Lee
Date: 2001-04-01 22:37
How about the harrison ligs. Are they any good.
I know that they don't make them any more but were they good
|
|
Reply To Message
|
|
The Clarinet Pages
|
 |
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
.jpg){kind=small}
