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RE: ligature

Author: Daniel
Date: 2002-06-13 22:53

Actually, ligatures do make a big difference in tone, projection, etc. It's simply that no one likes the sam set-up. I personally, haven't found a ligature that i like better than the old Kaspar ligs. I had a Sounds of Woodwinds string/screw combo lig that i liked about the same as my Kaspar, but the post that the screws were mounted in, broke because it was plastic. :-( So now i'm back to my Kaspars full time.

I do use self-wound string from time to time, when i want a darker sound. And when i switch from Bb to A, i simply keep the barrel and switch with that. So the ligature never gets touched.

Personally, i wouldn't spend the money on the woven ligatures. All mouthpieces have a slightly different taper and external diameter. So it may slide lower than you want it, or not low enough. Then there's nothing you can do. Atleast with winding a piece of string yourself, you can determine how low it goes and how tight it is wound every time.

Daniel

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