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 The Grip WE have on our ligatures
Author: ThatPerfectReed 
Date:   2011-06-08 15:14

Before I delve into the question I would love to hear people's comments on, please consider the following idea:

"Clarinetists are most attached to their mouthpieces, and least attached to their ligatures."

Maybe a good number of people, even ligature fanatics, would agree.

Maybe not.

So--what do you think about your ligatures importance in your performance? I know some of you consider your ligature a near epiphany in improving your artistry, while others feel that as long as the "dang thing" is reliable and evenly holds the base of my reed--and lets the "business end" tip of my reed do its vibrating, a ligature is a ligature is a ligature.

Now, clearly there are lousy ligatures...things made of plastic with screws that strip. And on the other end of the spectrum, their are works of art and engineering (whose improvement to the artistry remains questionable).

But for the 85%+ of ligatures which simply do their job, just how important is A) your ligature to you, and B) the ligature in general?

Yes--I would agree--a player best spend time correcting other flaws in their playing first before ligature switch. But holding all else constant, how much do YOU think your ligature, and the ligature in general affects performance?

Thanks all!
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