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Author: Reformed
Date: 2020-02-12 19:34
I just bought a very nice (and I thought quite expensive) E flat mouthpiece and was wondering about a new ligature.
From the land of string ligatures:
https://reedmaster.de/en/produkt/e-flat-clarinet-ligature-classic-black/ - €250,42
Ouch!!!
"Reed not included"
Has anyone tried one?!
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2020-02-12 20:50
Interesting concept. They seem to be saying that they hold the reed itself along the sides rather that smash it down upon the table of the mouthpiece. Could be interesting.
There are LOTS of questions though:
Can you "adjust" tension on sides of reed?
Will ONE ligature accommodate German reeds (very thin side to side) and French reeds (thicker side to side)?
Would it hold Legere reeds (very thin up and down.......less material to hold)?
Can you adjust alignment of reed to table at all (if you want to make one side of reed a little more/less resistant)?
Personally, I would wait to see one in person, and/or wait to hear some excited "chatter" from the clarinet community first.
.................Paul Aviles
Post Edited (2020-02-12 22:01)
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Author: YT
Date: 2020-02-14 01:51
Hi, I tested this ligature, but only for a few minutes, that's why I can't answer all the questions.
First thing I want to say is that it really plays very well and softens/roundens the sound without damping it, so very positive. There are some professional players here in Germany that play that ligature, so I'm obviously not the only one who has this impression.
Paul: you don't have to adjust tension. It works by just holding the reed without tension. That means you place the reed in the ligature and afterwards (!) you place the ligature holding the Reed onto the mouthpiece. As far as I know it is possible to play different reeds with that ligature, but I'm not sure.
So why didn't I buy one of those??
I had two problems with it. First, it's not possible to change from B to A clarinet or other way around with mouthpiece only with that ligature.
The second problem which is even worse for me is a problem that I have very often with "big" ligatures that have much material: the ligature/mouthpiece/whatever starts to vibrate due to the amount of material and I can feel that on the embouchure and it weakens the embouchure very fast. This may sound very strange, but it is true for me. That's why I only play with somewhat lightweight ligatures.
Yannick
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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2020-02-14 10:34
It says on the website that: "They can be used with all common reed widths and all common mouthpieces." So they must be adjustable to some extent?
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Author: JohnP
Date: 2020-02-15 13:37
I see that in the German language section of the website it says you can test them free for 14 days and only then will they send you an invoice. Change to English version and there is no translation for that option!
(Edit)However I see there is a right of cancellation within 14 days with a full refund in the English section.
Post Edited (2020-02-15 13:53)
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Author: Liquorice
Date: 2020-02-16 16:30
I hate the hype around new things like this. For instance, he claims:
"Intonation mit diese (sic) Ligature bleibt konstant. Instrument stimmt sehr gut. Ich hab das auch mit dem Stimmgerät geprüft. Das war alles eigentlich 1A und ich war sehr zufrieden."
A ligature can not improve the intonation of a clarinet. If a ligature was so bad that it actually made the intonation worse, then... well, I've never seen one that does that.
Personally I also don't like the way the thing looks at all, and I can't honestly say that his musical examples convince me of anything superior in the sound. I now wish I had spent the last 10 minutes practising, rather than wasting my time looking at more over-priced clarinet gadgets.
Post Edited (2020-02-16 19:46)
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Author: Ed
Date: 2020-02-17 03:25
I thought I had seen some ugly overpriced gear, but this may take it to a new level.
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