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Re: Reed Clamping

Author: donald
Date: 2021-12-29 05:41

I played a Rovener ligature for years, just played with the best reeds I could find and won jobs and competitions.
I changed to screw down ligatures, clamping the reed so there was no loss of energy, made a sound I liked.
I changed to ligatures that allow the reed to vibrate more sympathetically throughout its length, made a sound I liked.
My experience has concurred with the OP, however I'd say that with the "clampy ligature" you also CAN lose a little of the ease of legato and even response through different registers.
So, for example, Altissimo D will respond a little different to high C or the D and octave lower with a "clampy ligature" but tend to be more uniform in response with a less clampy set-up. This might also be due to the relationship between the reed and the mouthpiece table- and the clamping is highlighting this.
This is an observation based on an unhealthy amount of time swapping ligatures, I could have just stuck with my original ligature solution (given to me on my 15th birthday!)
Results may vary.

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