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Re: Rovner Versa

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2010-10-20 15:59

The Versa/Daniels plates are different than say the Vandoren Optimum or Leather in that the Rovner plates fit INTO the gizm that actually touches the reed. The theory being that the thicker plate will "dampen" the sound a bit more. Now I would not say it doesn't work..........it kinda sorta does, however, the ligatures with the changable plates that actually touch the reed surface (mainly the Vandoren Leather....I say mainly since this one has two leather plates and one metal plate) have more of an affect. That said, I still prefer the Leather with the "Bonade style" plate (wavey) over the others.

I still occaisionally use the Versa/Daniels but as stated above, the Rovner Light is a much more universally usable ligature for most mouthpieces in most situations.

...................Paul Aviles

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