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Re: Rovner Lig. - Which end is up?

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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