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Re: Luyben vs. Rovner ligatures

Author: clarinetguy ★2017
Date: 2010-10-08 02:22

I second JJAlbrecht's advice about the Mitchell Luries. It's fairly easy to play a
Lurie 3 1/2 or 4 on this mouthpiece, and if your son tries them, I think his tone will improve. A number of other reeds work well with the M15, and I've had good luck with Rico Reserve and Vandoren Rue Lepic 3s (others use slightly harder ones with good results). Here's a link to Rico's reed strength comparison chart: http://www.daddario.com/resources/Rico/ClarinetStrengths.html

The ligature will affect the tone slightly, but I don't think it's worth spending lots of money on one. Yes, have him try both the Luyben and the Rovner (there are several types), but have him do it with a harder reed.

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