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Re: Ligatures

Author: WhitePlainsDave
Date: 2016-06-24 17:51

Noah--you seem new; so please take this advice as friendly, not chastising:

You may want to use the bboard's seach feature at the top of the page for many threads on this subject matter.

This poster's one opinion, not fact, that others have and are free to disagree with--much that many do agree with this, is that provided a ligature meets some basic tests of competency, as defined here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7TwVEI5r6A, that the subtle differences between these devices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ghMCiV8hTg, if any, is best only appreciated by the most, or at least the more advanced players.

Even if differences could be detected, dollar for dollar, I say that you should spend the money saved here on clarinet gear that works (like etude books and their rigorous study), or other life necessities outside of clarinet.

Final thought: those that dissent with this sentiment are players you need to ask yourself whether you are in their advanced league to appreciate their findings.

The paradox about ligatures is such that--while a perfectly acceptable question for you to ask--if a player hasn't already formed an opinion in this subject area, they probably lack the experience to benefit in performance from even substantiated ligature hype.

That is NOT to cut you down as a player. Rather, is it sound advice to have you spend your time and money in places where maximum gains can be achieved, like lessons and quality practice time and materials.

All this said, you'd think I play on some bargain basement lig. I don't. I play a Vandoren lig, but only because I like the double threaded screw design that makes quick work of getting something that does matter: reeds, on and off quickly. I question its ability to affect my sound or play positively.

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