Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2019-07-13 21:26
Hi,
I went to my local independent woodwind shop today and asked for advice on equipment and they have sold me a ligature and new reeds that really help.
I used to use a Rovner, black pvc sort of ligature, with my Vandoren V12 2.5 reeds. Today I tried a few different mouthpieces, reeds and ligatures. The ones that I found were best for crossing the break legato were the BG super revelation ligature and the Silverstein ligature, and the best reeds were the Vandoren 56 2.5 reeds and the Classic Rigotti Gold 2.5 reeds.
The Vandoren 56 reeds made an air leak noise, but the Rigotti reeds don't, so I'm using those.
When I combine the Rigotti 2.5 reeds with the Silverstein ligature, my attempts to cross the break work much better. Instead there being a clear silence between the notes while the physics of the air inside the instrument rearranges itself, I feel a sort of click as one long air column suddenly gives way to the new shortened air column. I'm not sure if my teacher is going to think that it is good enough because there is still a brief silence but it is much better.
It's a bit of progress anyway. :-)
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