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Author: jacoblikesmusic
Date: 2010-01-08 23:31
For those of you who have this ligature, have you had any problems with one rail being not secured while the other one already is?
I bought one from Muncy a few days ago and recieved it today. The right rail doesn't move but the left rail isn't firmly secured no matter what position unless I tighten it.
Is your spriggs ligature like this? Try tightening the ligature a tiny bit by tiny bit. Does one rail stop moving before the other?
Post Edited (2010-01-09 18:38)
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Author: Gary Foss
Date: 2010-01-09 00:18
I have had a spriggs for awhile now. I feel it is the first to take the bonade concept and improve it. The rails should"float" but not vibrate in any way. Somehow the one you have is not working properly. The adjustment bolt is intentionally undersized, so you won't over tighten the ligature. I would contact Muncy for help in solving this problem.
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Author: jacoblikesmusic
Date: 2010-01-09 03:07
Am I correct in saying the rails shouldn't be moving if the ligature is put on correctly and is working correctly?
Also to clarify, the left rail is moving from side to side.
Post Edited (2010-01-09 06:03)
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Author: susieray
Date: 2010-01-09 23:30
Both of the rails are supposed move, not from side to side but more like a see-saw. Sounds like one is stuck.
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Author: jacoblikesmusic
Date: 2010-01-10 00:27
How does the reed stay in place if both the rails move?
Maybe you didn't quite understand the post but I meant when the ligature is put on the mouthpiece with reed.
Post Edited (2010-01-10 00:31)
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2010-01-10 00:38
jacoblikesmusic wrote:
> How does the reed stay in place if both the rails move?
You've got one in front of you, right? Both rails swivel on a pivot and are composed of arcs. The ends of the 2 rails (2 arcs) lie on the reed and the whole rail pivots around its middle. It self-adjusts to the reed.
The rails don't move once it's tightened up, obviously; they "float" in a sense since they are allowed to pivot and adjust to the curved side (bark side) of the reed. They are holding the reed down at 4 spots (the ends of each rail).
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2010-01-10 02:15
From a physics point of view I like the concept of Peter's ligature and it should be far superior to most other ligatures because of the adjusting function of each rail to an uneven curved reed surface. For me, I like the way it functions and plays but like any other hardware item idividual factors seem to outweigh the most careful theoretical analysis of the potential utility. Many prefer the most unsatisfactory ligatures (from a purely mechanical analysis) e.g the Lyuben, Bois, etc. Perhaps it is only that we do not understand all of the variables of the reed, ligature, mouthpiece interactions?? !!!!.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com
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Author: cxgreen48
Date: 2010-01-10 15:34
How is the Luyben ligature unsatisfactory? Or any other "unsatisfactory" ligature compared to the Spriggs ligature?
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Author: L. Omar Henderson
Date: 2010-01-10 16:30
The Luyben ligature is preferred by a lot of people. From a mechanical point of view the pliable plastic and lack of hard contact points on the reed would seem from a mechanical point of view, IMO, to dampen reed vibration. Again, the best ligature, reed, mouthpiece, clarinet is the one (s) that work best for you! What I am saying is that a naive mechanical assessment of hardware often has nothing to do with how it performs for any particular player.
L. Omar Henderson
www.doctorsprod.com
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