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Re: Ligatures, Clamps and Physics

Author: lydian
Date: 2023-07-04 01:02

SecondTry,

No ligature can apply perfectly even force. Just one spot of slightly more or less force can create a leak. Like you, I’ve played woodwinds for around 50 years on countless instruments using many different reeds and ligatures. One constant is that both under tightening and over tightening negatively affects reed response. I can do a simple pop test on an over tightened ligature, and they either don’t seal, or the tip is no longer perfectly flat. Regardless, if you experiment, you’ll find that too much force compromises the reed in some way mainly because cane simply can’t take a lot of force without changing shape.

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