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Author: haberc
Date: 2009-11-23 12:13
Hi, What does it mean if a mouthpiece has two rings or three rings where the bottom of the ligature goes? thanks everyone.
haberc@earthlink.net
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2009-11-23 13:29
It's the ring at the top which you should use for referrence - the lower rings aren't important, just for decoration.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: kdk
Date: 2009-11-23 14:13
You put the ligature where it sounds and responds best. Once you've figured out where that is, you can accurately repeat the placement using the lines as references. I find that different ligatures and, sometimes, even different reeds work best with the ligature set in slightly different places.
Karl
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Author: BobD
Date: 2009-11-24 11:25
The guy scribing the rings made 2 mistakes......
Bob Draznik
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Author: Ed
Date: 2009-11-24 11:48
I thought it was like the rings in the trunk of a tree, it has something to do with age!
;-)
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Author: TPeterson
Date: 2009-11-24 23:57
I find that younger students tend to over-tighten ligatures and set them way too high on the mouthpiece. The upper ring gives them a reference point by which to best set-up their equipment. 5 times out of 10 when a beginner complains that the instrument won't play very well it's because the ligature or reed is improperly placed on the mouthpiece. The other 5 times it's fingers not covering the holes properly! :-)
Tim Peterson
Band Director & Clarinetist
Ionia, MI
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Author: kdk
Date: 2009-11-25 00:01
Your leaving out all the times only part of the reed is there at all - too much missing from the tip to do much of anything except hold the ligature in place.
Karl
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2009-11-25 13:09
kdk wrote:
> Your leaving out all the times only part of the reed is there
> at all - too much missing from the tip to do much of anything
> except hold the ligature in place.
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> Karl
lol! I remember it was a matter of "pride" of how many chunks could be missing from the time and you STILL be able to play it in marching band!
Alexi
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Author: TPeterson
Date: 2009-11-25 14:32
Very true! To this day I sometimes have reeds that I think, "by all accounts it shouldn't play, but..." :-)
Tim Peterson
Band Director & Clarinetist
Ionia, MI
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