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Author: drc
Date: 2002-07-30 15:35
How tight should a ligature be tightened? I have the impression that some of the non-metal ligatures may not be very tight at all. With a "conventional" ligature such as a Bonade, would one want to tighten the screws down reasonably tight, or would you want to leave them only as tight as necessary to keep things from slipping? Does tightening the ligature affect the reed vibration? I am not completely clear on the physics here.
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Author: William
Date: 2002-07-30 15:51
Tighten yoour lig only until secure. The idea is to hold the reed, not choke it to death. Guideline--if you see deep ligature lines after removing the reed from the mpc, you're tightening too much. Note to all of the Bay lig users--too much tightening will cause them to break where the log is cut in. Charlie warned me about this after giving me a replacement with a warning.
My own practice is to tighten until "snugg" and then give it a LITTLE extra twist (only finger presssure, no wrist). Allow some room for continued reed vibration under the ligature band.
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Author: Dee
Date: 2002-07-30 22:44
Just to show the difference in approach, I tighten until just snug and then back off a fraction to insure that the reed is free to vibrate well.
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Author: John Gibson
Date: 2002-07-31 03:15
When using string ligs...yank it like you would to start a lawnmower...if when you give a first blow and it doesn't "varrooom"..restring....give another blow and repeat the restring until you get that Harley Davidson clarinet equivalent of
"breeeooeeomme breeeooeeomme".....then hold on for all holy H*LL!
OR SO I'M TOLD.
If however you're using the "conventional" double or even single screw lig..simply ask yourself..."how tightly would I like to be held to sing the right pitch?"
No...seriously.....just enough to keep the reed in place..
John Gibson
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Author: Ken Shaw
Date: 2002-07-31 17:18
For a metal ligature, what's worked best for me for many years is to tighten it up finger-snug (as William says, no wrist), then back off each screw 1/4 turn.
Best regards.
Ken Shaw
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