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Author: Iacuras
Date: 2005-11-04 20:09
Well I just recieved my brand-new Peter Spriggs Floating Rail Ligature in the mail. Once I have time to test it out I will give a review and a comparison to my BG Traditional gold plated.
Steve
"If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes to motivate you, you probably have a very easy job. The kind robots will be doing soon."
"If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly."
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Author: Iacuras
Date: 2005-11-04 21:49
Well, I've been plating on it for a little over an hour now, and I'm in love. The instant I started playing I noticed a much warmer darker sound than on my BG. It also blows easier through register changes. I give it 6 out of 5 stars. Bravo to Peter Spriggs for such a wonderful ligature.
Steve
"If a pretty poster and a cute saying are all it takes to motivate you, you probably have a very easy job. The kind robots will be doing soon."
"If you can't learn to do something well, learn to enjoy doing it poorly."
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Author: A2Clarinetist
Date: 2005-11-05 00:03
Eric Satterlee just mailed my new floating rail ligature out today. I hope that I enjoy it as much as you. 
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Author: Bill
Date: 2005-11-05 20:06
Mine's a pain in the ass. The adjusting screw needs oil frequently. Lig after lig, I'm stuck into eternity with my Martin Chanu - another cheap-O Leblanc product - that I love.
Can't stop usin' that ligature.
Bill.
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Author: A2Clarinetist
Date: 2005-11-05 22:04
I'm just evaluating it for now. (Or will be when it arrives). I have heard great things about it though.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2005-11-05 22:47
Since the Spriggs ligature is relatively light in mass and only makes minimum contact with the mouthpiece, it allows for a very "quick" mouthpiece/reed combination, as compared to, for example, a Rovner ligature.
Many clarinetists favor a set-up which gives the most speed of vibration possible. Thus they chose ligatures like, among others, the Bonade or the Spriggs.
Other players feel comfortable with a bit slower set-up, and favor a ligature which has more mass and material making contact with the reed and mouthpiece. Although this type of set-up may mask some of the "ring" of the clarinet and produce a somewhat smaller sound, for those who have an inherently bright sound, this particular set-up work fine.
There are advocates for both schools of thought ...GBK
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Author: muse432
Date: 2005-11-05 23:09
HI,
Well I tried buying a spriggs from Peter himself but I think he was Kinda rude... When I asked him through E-mail if i could pay him through Paypal which I think its the safest way now adays.. He rudely replied ''NO WE ONLY ACCEPT CREDIT CARD!'' which I think its a bit dangerous with all the theft out there, so I dont know what do guys think?? I really want a Spriggs myself :(
Post Edited (2005-11-05 23:13)
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2005-11-05 23:38
muse432 wrote:
> When I asked him through E-mail if i could
> pay him through Paypal which I think its the safest way now
> adays.. He rudely replied ''NO WE ONLY ACCEPT CREDIT CARD!''
Paypal might be safe for the sender, but the recipient can be ripped off very easily (I know this via persoanl experience). I also refuse Paypal.
I've talked to Peter along with doing business with him and I've never found him rude.
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Author: muse432
Date: 2005-11-05 23:45
Mark Charette wrote:
> muse432 wrote:
>
> > When I asked him through E-mail if i could
> > pay him through Paypal which I think its the safest way now
> > adays.. He rudely replied ''NO WE ONLY ACCEPT CREDIT CARD!''
>
> Paypal might be safe for the sender, but the recipient can be
> ripped off very easily (I know this via persoanl experience). I
> also refuse Paypal.
>
> I've talked to Peter along with doing business with him and
> I've never found him rude.
How can you possibly be ripped off??..
as any smart sender should know ''if you have any problems with the check of paypal just dont send the item?? or at least wait till everything is o.k.
and he might of not been rude to you but was offly rude to me..
Im sorry but would you give any one your credit card number through an e-mail or even the phone without having some guarantee its safe??
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2005-11-06 01:40
muse432 wrote:
> How can you possibly be ripped off??..
> as any smart sender should know ''if you have any problems with
> the check of paypal just dont send the item?? or at least wait
> till everything is o.k.
Please read again. The RECIPIENT of the funds can be ripped off. I was; if the sender of funds decides to protest the credit charge later there is absolutely no recourse with Paypal for the recipient.
> and he might of not been rude to you but was offly rude to me..
>
> Im sorry but would you give any one your credit card number
> through an e-mail or even the phone without having some
> guarantee its safe??
Sending via email is stupid.
You hand your credit card to people all the time who take it into a back room and swipe it. What makes you think that's safe?
An SSL encrypted site or using the telephone is as safe as handing it to a stranger at a store.
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Author: A2Clarinetist
Date: 2005-11-06 12:27
You can try asking a local music store to order it muse432. Especially since you felt that Peter Spriggs was awfully rude.
I would never email my credit card number, you should call him with it instead.
I would use an SSL encrypted site though.
Andrea
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2005-11-06 15:17
I have done business with Peter Spriggs for many years and he has always been friendly and easy to get along with, a serious player and expert technician. I have used his floating rail ligature also for years and it is one of my favorites. (I do not sell the ligature or get any compensation from Peter other than selling him porducts).
L. Omar Henderson
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Author: Arnoldstang
Date: 2005-11-06 16:55
Interesting about having to oil the screw. I've never oiled the screw on my Spriggs ligature. Would grease be a better solution to lubricating a ligature?
Freelance woodwind performer
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Author: Peter Spriggs
Date: 2005-11-07 13:49
I feel compelled to give an accurate portrayal of what happenned with this client. He had asked me about payment and I told him that I ONLY accepted Visa or MasterCard. Even after I told him the only credit cards I take are Visa and MasterCard, he asked me again to take PayPal. I once again told him (in a reasonable manner) that I don't take PayPal, only Visa or MasterCard. Definitely it seems difficult to get my point accross to him, but it is my choice of what payment I will accept, not his. There are other places he can purchase it and I will be happy to put him in touch with them. I was not rude, but if in his perception I came across that way, I apologize to him here and now.
Peter
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Author: muse432
Date: 2005-11-07 14:15
HI,
Peter...
just to clarify, I only asked you ''once'', and you did seem quite cold.
but hey if you cared to explain things then thats great. all forgiven ..
no problem, by the way can I call your Clarinet Center and order there??
the web gave me a number to call??
Muse
Post Edited (2005-11-07 14:16)
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Author: Stewie Griffin
Date: 2005-11-08 21:41
I have both the the BG Tradition Gold and Spriggs Floating Rails.
I liked the Spriggs better.
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Author: Connor
Date: 2005-11-09 02:55
I liked the sprigs when i initaly tried it, however, the price was a bit high. I found a good old bonade a little medical tape raped around the metal that touches the mouthpiece to be a good immataion of the sprigs.
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2005-11-10 14:42
As to price--if you find something that works and you use it for years and years--isn't it worth it?
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-11-10 20:14
Brenda Siewert wrote:
> As to price--if you find something that works and you use it
> for years and years--isn't it worth it?
>
Excellent point.
Not to mention, add together the total cost of everything (instruments, mouthpiece, and even the 'higher costing' spriggs ligature, and try complaining about the cost to your local violinist/cellist/oboist/bassoonist/etc. etc.)
Just remember, "It's all relative")
US Army Japan Band
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