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Re: Vientos Vintage Ligature: Amazing..and not so amazing

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2021-09-01 18:08

Oh.........sorry I left out a lot while typing and wiping away tears.

So, I first assumed that the architecture of the ligature would make placement irrelevant. But I wanted one that would actually allow me to comfortably hold the reed on with my thumb while lowering the ligature into place (it's a bit tricky with the low one). Also I thought maybe holding the reed up higher (where all my other ligatures shine) might even be better for sound, etc.

I contacted Alejandro P. at Vientos to customize the size smaller. It is obvious that the dimensions I provided where NOT adequate because the new ligature is still not as small as I wanted. However I believe to get a higher one to work it would need to be up to the top of the line of ligature (even higher up than I'd requested). Maybe he would need the mouthpiece and a reed to do the job right. I'm not sending my best mouthpiece to Spain - sorry.

I have tried to use tape on the front of the mouthpiece to shore things up but that takes a lot away from the resonance that makes the ligature so great.

Maybe someone will make one out of this hard polymer that tightens with the Rovner style screw arrangement.

So much room in this plastic ligature market.............let's fill it folks!!!!

...................Paul Aviles

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