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Author: Vova Doob(UA)
Date: 2011-02-19 11:41
Hi! I need to by new ligature for my clarinet, but in my city there are no place, where i can do this. What ligature wolul de the best for me?
I play vandoren 5RV lyre mouthpiece and vandoren 3 traditional reeds, before i`ve used standart buffet ligature but it`s worse than vandoren optimum or wandoren leather ligature, so i want to know an opinion of colleagues because it`single way for me to choose a ligature!
Thank you!
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2011-02-19 13:58
Well, I love the Rovners, he makes about 5 models but the only way you will know what works best for you is to try them, there is no other way. Different people will tell you what the best one is but it's only best for them, not necessarily for you.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2011-02-20 03:17
I, like Ed, love the Rovners. I have stuck with my Rovner Eddie Daniels ligature for a few years and I like that it gives you a few options as to how to configure it. I think the Rovner VERSA is closes to the Eddie Daniels that I have. I also am using a Rovner Light on a tenor sax and it seems to work pretty well.
Well worth the money in my opinion.
Alexi
US Army Japan Band
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Author: BassClarinetBaby
Date: 2011-02-20 03:47
I am currently using the Rovner Dark, which was suggested by my teacher. It was quite cheap and is definitely a vast improvement on my pervious metal ligature. I have just placed an order for the BG Super Revelation. I have friends who play on the BG Revelation and it seems to work well for them
Never Bb, sometimes B#, and always B natural! ♫♪
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2011-02-20 13:22
Like you, I dislike the stock Buffet ligature. It has a plate that presses down on the bark of the reed and deadens the vibration.
There's no need to spend a lot of money. Go to a music store and try a few. Begin with the cheapest metal one they have. Tighten up the screws snug and then back off a quarter turn.
Then try the standard Rovner and the Rovner Lite. Then a Bonade. One of these is sure to please you.
The best possible ligature is string. Take a shoelace and use the method shown at http://www.woodwind.org/clarinet/Uploads/strnglig.html. Use that as your standard when you try other ligatures.
Ken Shaw
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Author: Simon
Date: 2011-02-20 23:36
Alexi,
I have the ED Rovner and I love it. What is the best position of this ligiture on the mouth piece. I currently use B45.
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2011-02-21 01:24
Simon,
I play with the ligature/reed depending on how it's acting that day.
First I'll always try the metal part touching the reed, about the middle between where the butt of the reed is and where the cut of the heart is. If it's playing very light and I think it should be dampened a little, I put the leather flaps over the metal. If it's still too light, I move the reed up the mouthpiece a little sticking it over the tip of the mouthpiece (instead of flush). If it STILL seems too light, I move the ligature up the reed a little, closer to the tip and where the cut of the heart is.
If the reed is too heavy, after putting the metal on the middle, I move the ligature down a little and the reed down a little (so it's slightly below flush with the mouthpiece tip). If it's still too heavy, I move to another reed or sand it down a little.
I've been experimenting with varying degrees of tightness, and overall, I just tighten it "good and tight". I don't wrench it down, but I don't let it float around either. I play more with placement of ligature than tightness.
Alexi
PS - Just my particular method of how to place ligatures. I also keep a rovner MKIII in my case should I need to lend out a ligature or if I feel a reed REALLY needs to be dampened.
US Army Japan Band
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