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Author: robert
Date: 2002-02-06 06:48
does anyone know anything about the kaspar ligatures? Good? Bad? Please let me know and thanks!
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Author: William
Date: 2002-02-06 14:19
I have never used one, although I know some clarinetists who have and seemed to be quite pleased with their performance. From my perspective, the Bay ligitures are very similar--of which I have a few--and their "secret" (according to Charlie) is their light metal construction, allowing the reed to resonate. Howedver, because they are thin, they tend to break if tightened too much over a rather short period of use. I would suspect the same of any Kaspar ligiture that I have seen. Most pros that I personally know, use the Bonade reverse ligiture or it's competitors copies--the BG's and the VanDoren Optimum parallel rail set up, for ex.--which allow more freedom for the reed to respond. Some simply recommend a "good metal ligiture"--which probably includes the old Kaspars. Personally, I think that the modern ligs--I use the Optimum with the "Bonade" set up--are far superior in construction and performance. The Kaspars are better known for their mouthpieces. Good Clarineting!!!
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Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2002-02-06 15:16
For years I've been using the 'regular" (not Optimum) Vandoren inverted metal ligature on my bass clarinet, and although it is made of thin metal, it has yet to break, and I like the sound I get with it slightly better than what I get using my other all-time favorite, the Rovner "Dark" fabric ligature. There are many good ligatures out there, some are expensive, some are not.
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2002-02-06 18:22
I use the BG Super Revelation. I don't like the metal ligatures. I agree that the Kaspar lig is very similar to the Bay.
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