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Re: The AK clarinet ligature

Author: SecondTry
Date: 2020-12-17 03:42

Ken above suggested attributes making it a good ligature for testing reeds.

I don't think he meant it the way I do (?) in the sense that a ligature you can "get on and off fast" to try different reeds might also be a good one for testing reeds.

This is one of the reasons I like the Vandoren offerings with their double threaded screw mechanism, that clamps twice as fast for each turn of the adjustment screw.

I do like, according to the writeup, that they're made using a "stress free assembly method." I can only imagine this includes at least daily meetings by management about how "important Alan Kessler is to the team." But maybe, like Ken's notion of a good reed testing ligature, I got that wrong. ; - )

Two more thoughts.

1) Although funny, I seem to agree that a "right thumb makes a wonderful ligature for a player limiting themselves to left hand notes," I am not sure exactly what difference it makes to the reed whether it's pushed on to the mouthpiece table from below, or pulled there from above by top torqueing mechanisms. I may lack the skill to perceive difference here.

2) Ok, call me stupid. If the goal is to get the tip of the reed to vibrate to its full potential (and maybe it isn't) why isn't clamping the living daylights out of its base the goal; just as (maybe bad analogy) my saw does its best wood cutting when the non-cut end is clamped down?

Post Edited (2020-12-17 03:46)

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