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Author: Maruja
Date: 2015-11-28 19:32
Having gone back to read David Pino's book, I tried the string and velcro ligature methods. Both seem to work fine. When I told my clarinet teacher, she said that friends of hers used to use waxed dental floss. This seems to work even better - in that it is easier to put on and take off and seems to stick down pretty well and keep the reed in place.
Any thoughts? Any other ways of keeping the reed in position? I am not sure whether any of these actually make a difference to the sound of the instrument...
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Author: MichaelW
Date: 2015-11-28 20:37
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I'm quite happy with my velcro ligatures. They are especially handy when testing reeds or mouthpieces. The trick is: don't try to fix them in place (it's difficult to get them tight enough that way), but first find the right diameter by trial and error and then push them firmly over the mouthpiece + reed.
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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2015-11-28 22:33
I think players who don't play orchestrally - i.e. who don't have to switch between Bb and A clarinet sometimes hurriedly - have more flexibility about ligatures. I like string and Velcro works well, but not if I have 3 bars to get my mouthpiece out of one clarinet and into another.
Karl
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2015-11-29 07:57
We have written a lot about this over the years. Some of us are passionate about ligature differences and others are not.
I personally hear some worthwhile differences from MY PERSPECTIVE. I am not the least bit interested in double blind tests or whether any one from the audience can hear the difference (or care). The point for me is that I "feel better" when I get the sound that I like. I therefore believe I can play better because I am not thinking of anything in particular when I play content. I can just play.
And that is enough difference to matter. So experiment and discover for yourself. There are many cheap options to start with.
The best first test would be to take a standard metal, screw ligature and tighten it down pretty snug. Play on that for a few minutes. Then unscrew the fasteners so that they are loose (just not to the point of jiggling around). Play on that for a few minutes. You should hear a pretty significant difference. That is the difference between adding ligature color and just letting the reed vibrate as freely as possible. That will give you some idea about the difference between metal ligatures and string (sort of).
...................Paul Aviles
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2015-11-30 00:49
I've got w Velcro lig at the ready at all times. I personally use a Silverstein for sit down playin, and a rover dark for marching.
Here's a neat little video. I agree with it.
http://youtu.be/6ghMCiV8hTg
Alexi
PS - I've used a rubber band and also a hair band in a pinch. They worked, but it's also the reason I have a Velcro lig with me at all times now. So I don't have to wrap a rubber band around in the event I forget a ligature or a friend forgets theirs.
US Army Japan Band
Post Edited (2015-11-30 07:22)
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Author: fernie51296
Date: 2015-11-30 07:45
I switch between Bflat and A too often to use a string ligature on my mouthpiece that doesn't have grooves. Usually when it comes to ligatures nothing really improves my sound all too much. There are just the ligatures that let me play and the ones that are awful and have problems.
Fernando
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Author: Philip DeVries
Date: 2015-11-30 19:49
I like a ligature that makes me the most confident and/or secure in my playing.
I keep a few #17 rubber o-rings in my case for emergencies. It takes two rings and about two seconds to make a "ligature". Really easy to adjust the reed too.
Sometimes I use the o-rings by choice, because they work for my needs as well as anything else I've tried.
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Author: Dick
Date: 2015-11-30 23:45
I know some poo-poo this practice, but I keep separate (identical) mouthpieces for B flat and A, so I don't have to change anything when switching between them. I think it works wonderfully.
Dick
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