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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2016-08-17 18:37
Silverstein makes great ligatures, fully as good as a German Blasttschnur (string) or a tweaked Bonade. IMHO, they cost about 20 times what they're worth, and the marketing oil has as much snake in it as it's possible to get.
To find the right ligature, start with your left thumb. Then go to string and then to the cheapest, lightest metal ligature you can find, bent with needle-nose pliers so that the metal doesn't touch the edges of the bark. That was plenty for Kal Opperman and is still plenty for Richard Stoltzman.
Harold Wright used a Bonade for his entire career, as did Robert Marcellus. When you can outplay them, then consider something else. Otherwise, save your money and avoid the snake.
Ken Shaw
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Re: The Silverstein ligature, a good one or snake oil? |
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Ken Shaw |
2016-08-17 18:37 |
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Ed |
2016-08-17 18:41 |
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2016-08-17 21:45 |
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