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Re: Do ligatures really matter at all?

Author: fskelley
Date: 2016-05-17 19:12

David- I recently rediscovered on my own the "choking" you describe, nothing is ever new in the clarinet world. Moving further down the mouthpiece was a plus for me, of course I'd varied position many times but for whatever reason had settled for some months too far forward. I had even asked here whether it was unusual to feel my chin touching the ligature, I'll have to go look if somebody cautioned me against choking and I missed it.

Anyway, yes- ligature does matter. I suggest perhaps testing 3 or 4 reasonably priced and widely used options- "round up the usual suspects"- and choose 1 or 2 to keep and try to stay with. Then when you're having unusual trouble, or just feel like varying something, you can swap around and see if on that particular day another works better. Even so, that may or may not suggest a "permanent" change.

But- position, tightness, and other adjustments (bending or trimming things etc) can be a bigger deal than which ligature. You may want to systematically explore those (the non-destructive ones, anyway) before swapping ligatures. Bending a $20 ligature is less stressful than a $100 one.

All that being said, time with the music is more important than minor equipment adjustments, most of the time. Your mileage may vary.

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

Post Edited (2016-05-17 19:22)

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