Author: Daniel
Date: 1999-07-30 18:27
William Fuller wrote:
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For the past 12 yrs., I have been using Winslow ligitures on all of my clarinets and saxophones. Having used Bonades and Mitchel Lauries "Magic Window" ligs ( which are both good), I feel that the Winslows let the reed produce more harmonics which enhance the sound--especially on sax. Rovner kinds of ligs. are like sound curtains--they only stifle the tone you can produce. The Winslow are expensive, but I think well worth the money. (I have ten) If I had to go back, I probably would use my old inverted silver Bonade. I liked them.
Have you ever tried the Rovner Eddie Daniels II model? Very different from the simple Rovners. The metal plate that lays on the reed adds a good deal of vibrance and projection and a enough brightness to counter the darkness the others give.
As for the Winslows. I've found they don't really work well for me for anything smaller than Alto Sax. Smaller reeds don't have as much space and the pistons get so close together than they really aren't doing muchbut clamping the reed. But i use them on Alto Sax, Bas Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax (well, i only have one for alto sax, the waiting list is soooooo long now it's not even worth the wait, so i borrow the bigger ones from teachers i know). The Winslow just doesn't give the soprano clarinet enough ring or ping to the sound. Sure the reed vibrates more and you can play higher, but it just sounds dead and hollow most of the time.
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