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 Re: Clamp that sucker down!
Author: earspasm 
Date:   2015-03-09 03:46

Hi everyone. Lowenstern here.

Once again I'll mention that the Ligature video was indeed recorded *after* the Vandoren video. Yes, I'm a Vandoren artist. Yes, they gave me an Optimum. Yes, I play it all the time. Yes, I like it.

Do I sing its praises in the Vandoren video? Do I say that it makes a difference? Do I say I switched because it made a difference? Yep. Why? Because I've played bass clarinet for a few years, I've tried a few ligatures, and I find this ligature better than the Rovner it replaced. It's subtle (for me), but it's there (for me).

Am I a hypocrite because I turn around and make a video saying that I don't believe ligatures make a huge difference? I don't think so.

I say in the video that the Vandoren Optimum is my regular ligature. I use it as a benchmark for the other ligatures I play in the video. If you listen closely, especially at the end (where most people skip the rest of the video) I never said that ligatures don't matter -- in fact at the end I do say they make a difference. BUT IT'S A SMALL DIFFERENCE.

And I say this to my audience, who are mostly young students (I know this because Google Analytics tells me so), because I don't want them to go out and spend a lot of money looking for a magic bullet that doesn't exist.

But if I'm wrong -- if there's a magic bullet ligature that will make my reeds sound good in the bullsh*t weather we're having in the Northeast this winter -- please please please tell me. I will be your best friend.

xoxo
Mike
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