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Re: Legere Signature reed

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-09-10 14:01

Ligatures are an interesting topic with the Legere. Because the plastic reed is slippery, you come to realize that the inherent design of a cone shaped clamp relies on the reed to provide the necessary friction to keep things in place. I wound up scoring (laterally, with sandpaper) the insides of ligatures to help keep them on better with the Legeres.

I too found the Optimum to work well due to its design that places the pressure more "up and down" rather than a "squeeze." Another ligature that works great (with a little scoring) is the M/O. This one will hold the Legere in place like a rock! Even though my sonic results were a little better with the leather (and metal insert) BG, no amount of modifying could get the BG to hold the Legere on as securely as the M/O.

I will have a Silvertein in a few weeks and will see what sort of results I get with the Legere. It is also more of a 'downward pressure' design.

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

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