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 Re: Think your ligature matters?
Author: ThatPerfectReed 
Date:   2014-04-25 01:32

I would genuinely and humble like a critique of this test, aside than it's a test of 1.

I took an ordinary Bb clarinet reed, never played, never wet, and covered every area of it with Scotch Brand clear packing tape except its base on top, and the sides of that base. I then submerged it under water for an hour with a weighted object.

I did cover the bottom of the reed (read: that little surface area closest to the floor when you're playing a reed). In fairness, ligatures don't interface with the reed down there.

When I took it out of its bath and removed the tape, some water, not a lot had penetrated the reed's table, presumably via the base's sides. Getting the reed's vamp to burn by placing it near a match would have been trivial. Now remember, I put the sides of the base in complete contact with water. A string ligature like Silverstein's, in fairness, probably doesn't even directly touch this side portion of the reed, anymore than if it does, it's probably for far less 50% of its area.

Now, in fairness, playing a reed obviously makes its tip moist unlike my Scotch brand tape. But this same moistness effect occurs with any ligature.

It's been reported that a famous clarinet player, when once asked his opinion on ligatures said he thought they were a good idea, because at best, holding the reed on with his right hand only allowed him to play notes playable with his left.



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