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Re: Bass Clarinet String Ligatures

Author: Roger Aldridge
Date: 2007-04-14 15:14

Thanks, Ken, for the links! I'll check them out. I'll see if I can learn how to tie a string ligature.

Sadly, I found FL and Spriggs ligatures are not a good match for Legere reeds. At least that's how it was in my experience. I used FL ligs on clarinet and saxophone very successfully for 4-5 years with cane reeds. But, when I switched to Legere a couple of years ago I had various problems with the small reed plate on the FL ligature providing enough sealing pressure (and in a large enough area) for a Legere reed. I encountered similar problems in trying a Peter Spriggs on Legere bass clarinet reeds. I have no doubt that it will be fine with cane. But, I've discovered that some otherwise excellent ligatures do not work well with Legere. I've had to do quite a bit of trial & error to find the particular mouthpiece facings and ligatures that give me a level of tonal quality and performance that I'm happy with in using Legere.

Roger

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