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Re: Silverstein ligatures

Author: shmuelyosef
Date: 2018-06-18 02:53

Legere plastic reeds are more difficult to 'set' than cane, and also need to be set more accurately (that is my experience).

I have found that my 'fancier' single screw ligatures (e.g. Vandoren Optima) are harder to get the reed to hold still.

Lots of folks using Legere reeds are using the pedestrian Rovner ligatures (the LITE or the dark (i.e. the cheaper ones) with success; they work for me as well.

My personal preference is the Bonade inverted ligature with 2-screws. 2-screws allows you to lightly clamp the bottom of the reed, fine-tune the position and then fully clamp. I get the most consistency using this ligature with bright lighting (a small LED flashlight in my mouth).

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