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Author: jangjiman
Date: 2005-08-10 06:03
I was wondering if a mouthpiece such as the olegature would damage it. I hear people saying that they use leather ligatures and was just wondering if a metallic ligature like the olegature would damage the crystal.
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Author: Tom A
Date: 2005-08-10 09:01
The trouble with Pomaricos is the gemstone embedded in the front of the mouthpiece. It gets in the way of metal ligs, forcing the player to place the lig higher. I remember a post from someone saying they removed the stone for this reason. I dont know what damage a ligature could do to glass that would affect the playability of the mouthpiece.
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Author: jangjiman
Date: 2005-08-10 13:26
thanks for the reply. I also have a leather ligature but I really don't like it. It's a rovner light and sounds very stuffy. Maybe I will use string on my crystal.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2005-08-10 14:11
For my bass cl Poms, I use a Mitchell Lurie, 2 bands on reed and screws on back. For my alto cl Pom I use a Bonade inverted [similar]. I recently tried out a Gigliotti, plastic, back-screws, on an old , refaced O'Brien, it gave a surprisingly dark tone quality on an old Noblet-Normandy cl. On other sop glasses I sometimes use a Rov type with the rods-screw in front !!, to grip the reed ala a Bonade/Luyben. Sounds good to me ! Don
Thanx, Mark, Don
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Author: Bob A
Date: 2005-08-10 16:47
Jonh Gibson sent me some velcro ligs to try for my Bb and Bass. Seem to work well for me. I have a Pom on my Bb and many others for my Bass. No problems with them chewing things up. How do they sound? Hard to say as I wear hearing aids in both. My wife does not complain--but she indures much.
Bob A
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Author: john gibson
Date: 2005-08-10 18:45
Janjiman
I have an olegature that I at times use on my Pomaricos and have never had a problem....so don't worry. Have also used a Vandoren Optimum and it too works well.....but as Bob A just mentioned, I'm now using velcro ligs that don't slip, scratch or damage ANY mouthpiece. Contact me through email if you want to know more. Hope you llke that crystal.
John Gibson
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-08-10 22:02
Another option that you can take is to place a thin clear mouthpiece patch around the back of the mouthpiece. This way the ligature squeezes against the patch instead of the glass. Also a good way to prevent ligatures from slipping up as you tighten or adjust the mouthpiece.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: jangjiman
Date: 2005-08-10 22:16
these are all great ideas guys, thanks for the help. The reason I wanted to know was because I have about three mouthpieces and want to use the oleg on all of them. Although I have other ligs, the oleg is my best one. I was thinking of buying the Francois Louis Ultimate lig but it seemed kind of fragile. Anyone know anything about the durability of the ultimate lig?
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-08-11 00:03
jangjiman,
I have an FL lig. It seems more than durable enough for any clarinet playing purposes (I wouldn't use it to pry anything open though). I've dropped it, tightened it, and accidentally left it almost EVERYWHERE (I have a bad habit of taking the ligature off and placing it on the music stand, dissassembling and putting away my instrument, and absent-mindedly leaving without placing the LIGATURE in the case).
FYI, the design of mine (interestingly enough) doesn't have the "central screw" on the plate, however it has one screw in the back that you tighten (much like the Rovner ligs). I don't think this would affect it's durability though. EDIT - After some quick searching and reading about it, I realize that the clarinet ligature doesn't have the central screw, and the sax ligature does . . . so yours, if you get it, would be the exact same as mine.
If you have more questions about the FL, feel free to email me.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
Post Edited (2005-08-11 00:10)
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