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Re: deQuelery hard rubber ligature

Author: StanD
Date: 2021-09-17 21:43

To quote Ken,

“The Rovner Dark is definitely darker and more "covered". The Rovner Light is bit brighter and sweeter. The Luyben just gives more pop and depth to the sound than either of the Rovners, a bit more dark than the Rovner Light but not as much so as the Rovner Dark. Cleaner articulation and a bit more ummph. The deQuelery is a lot like the Luyben on a touch of steroids. Very clean articulation, more powerful sound than the Luyben. The first time I played it I was a bit blown away with how loud it is. I haven't tried it with a cane reed yet.

Both the Luyben and the deQuelery share one issue for me: I find that it is a bit tricky to remove the mouthpiece to change instruments without the ligature and reed slipping. Not a problem for people who don't have to switch a mouthpiece to different instruments in midstream.”

The quote above has been almost exactly my experience. With the deQuelery lig, after a hiatus of over 30 years I’de gone back to using Luyben ligs. Put the Roveners aside. I’ve long felt that I lacked projection once out of my own bubble and surrounded by bodies and playing in large rehearsal rooms and halls. IMHO the Luybens helped overcome this. The deQuelery arrived this week and I’ll have to spent more time with it but I think (hope) it, might go further. Not talking about loudness- not looking for that but for projection. The “darker” ligs didn't cut it for me in large group (mostly concrete band/wind ensemble) settings. BTW: Using cane reeds.

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