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Author: John Stackpole
Date: 2004-11-15 13:53
After 25 years vacation from my Buffet Bb R-13, using a Rovner Ligature, I note, on their web page, that they show the screw adjusting portion set on the bottom of the mouthpiece, pressing on the reed. But I was then, and now starting essentially all over again, have things arranged with the screw on top, and a flattened portion of the ligature pressing the reed.
Does it make any difference?
I hesitate to invert the ligature because it seems pretty well set into the shape of the mouthpiece.
Thanks
JDS
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Author: OpusII
Date: 2004-11-15 14:57
I think you've seen the image of the new Evo 5 ligature. This ligature presses with the screw against the reed. The other models don't, they have the screw on top.
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Author: FrankM
Date: 2004-11-15 15:29
I just purchased a Rovner ligature for a bass clarinet mouthpiece. The literature that came with it states that this ligature may be used either way...."normal' or inverted,with the screw on the bottom .The setup allows the screw to be changed so it's on the right even if underneath the mouthpiece
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2004-11-15 17:42
Well said, Frank M, I have found that I like to reverse the Rov, [and the screw's "side"] partic. on bass cl, to get a more interesting tone color, not just "dull" sounds. It seems also to reduce the brilliance of sop cl tonality from metal [Bonade etc] , perhaps? by suppressing some of the higher overtones? A bit like the Luyben ? Comments? , Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2004-11-15 22:18
I've always used Rovners "inverted" (screw on top, opposite the reed, and facing to my right).
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Author: BobD
Date: 2004-11-16 13:55
"Evo".....I wonder if that's marketing for "evolution"....where the heck did my shoelace go....
Bob Draznik
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2004-11-16 14:59
In fact, "Evo" pays homage to the inventor of the very first ligature, Evo Ebenezer Rovner (Phil's great-great-great grandfather) who, back in 1763, was attending a concert in Dresden when the clarinetist's string broke --- seeing the distress of the soloist, Evo Rovner ripped off a strip of leather from his boot, ran up to the stage, and quickly wrapped the strip around the player's mouthpiece, securing it with a straight pin he found on the stage floor (they hadn't invented machine screws yet, as you know). Thus the Rovner ligature was born.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2004-11-16 15:21
Gosh Sakes and Gee Whiz, Dave, and all these years I've been crediting this momentous invention to Philip Lee, R, for his [now invalidated?? ] 1977 US Patent 4,056,997. What country's prior art should I search ?? TimbuckToo? Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2004-11-16 15:28
Don,
Just goes to show, ya can't trust them pesky patents! Gotta go deeper into the history books for the REAL story..............
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