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RE: BG ligatures

Author: John Gibson
Date: 2002-07-31 03:04

GBK is dead on. Tried them and on crystals....forget it! Same with Rovner Eddie Daniels. The Vandoren Optimum is great. Tell you what I've just "discovered" is the Oleg ligature. Man is it a great lig! Like string but metal. You know those things made with nails and you place your hand in them and it leaves the imprint exactly? That's the way the Oleg "wraps" the reed. Gives great holding power to the reed and yet blows free and easy. They are great!! Also have a Harrison which is nice on my wooden MPC. But, guess what?
One of the best ligs I have is an old Leblanc. the one that has the "L" cut out on the back. May be that as we quest for better equipment....we might want to look at the old standards first. The old nickel silver double screw (non-inverted) ones. I mean what did
Shaw...Goodman...and all the greats play on? Just regular ligs. Of course in the pics we see they were "touting" their "endorsements".

Bottom line....WHAT WORKS FOR YOU????????????

John Gibson

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2002-07-30 17:29