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Author: bobby
Date: 2002-08-12 21:06
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=898305437
Anyone ever played on these before?
I've heard of mouthpieces going for a lot, but ligatures? Wish I had one to sell!!........
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Author: Ralph G
Date: 2002-08-12 21:21
Speaking of mouthpieces going for a lot, what's the deal with this mouthpiece costing over $3,300? Nice to know it's made with the same care and attention as more expensive mouthpieces. You mean there are some that are pricier?
http://www.music123.com/Item/?itemno=65404
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Author: Synonymous Botch
Date: 2002-08-12 21:30
They're certainly rare.
Will it make you play better? Only if your wallet is heavy.
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Author: Sarah
Date: 2002-08-12 21:33
"Designed and manufactured with the same care and attention to detail as much more expensive mouthpieces..."
Much more expensive?!?
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Author: William
Date: 2002-08-12 23:54
Concerning the Kaspar ligature, there are some players who still consider this ligature to be the best ever. One of my good friends in college (who was a former US Navy DC clarinetist) used one--an Ann Arbor Kaspar lig--and from what I remember, it was identical to Charles Bays current models in both weight and design. My bids for this lig went up to $90 but at that level, Chester was more determined--and apparently still is. IMHO, it is now grossly over-priced due simply to the Kaspar name.
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Author: GBK
Date: 2002-08-13 00:48
The Kaspar ligature is very much over rated and ridiculously over priced. (By the way - I own an original one, circa 1967)
There are at least a dozen other ligatures that permit freer vibration of the reed...GBK
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Author: John Kelly - Australia
Date: 2002-08-13 06:41
This ligature thing is somewhat of a mystery to me I must confess. Being shortsighted I find just putting the wretched things on correctly to be a bit of a chore.
I am currently using one of those leather jobs, with the single screw on the top of the MP which I am told is the best [sorry don't know the name of...] but it's very fiddly to get it aligned properly.
As for ligs that "permit freer vibration of the reed" does this just say to us not to overtighten the lig in the first place?
Is one lig THAT much better than another? Some of the money one can lay down seems quite out of proportion to the pricing of clarinets in general.
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Author: Bob
Date: 2002-08-13 13:23
Depends on how you look at it. I have my father's watch which is just a Timex but it's priceless to me.
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Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2002-08-13 13:55
It's not what it does for you, but the bragging rights it gives you: "Hey, buddy, I've got a 1974 R-13 with a Kaspar-Cicero mouthpiece AND a Kaspar ligature AND I only paid $8750 for the whole setup! Aren't I the best clarinetist on my block, or what?"
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Author: Larry Liberson
Date: 2002-08-13 16:05
Gee, Dave.....I happen to have a Kaspar ligature that I got directly from Mr. Kaspar (in Ann Arbor) which is in absolutely pristine, new condition (and, BTW, I haven't used in over 25 years) and a whole lot of other neat equipment -- none of which I paid anything extraordinary for the privilege of owning.
But I am one of the best on my block... 
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Author: Mark Charette
Date: 2002-08-13 19:44
Larry Liberson wrote:
> But I am one of the best on my block...
Yes you are, Larry. Perhaps best in a few blocks around!
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Author: David Spiegelthal
Date: 2002-08-13 20:45
I forget the correct math terms, but in the case of my statement, the converse (or was it the contrapositive?) is not true....in other words, although owning top-of-the-line equipment certainly does not guarantee that one can PLAY the clarinet, it's quite possible that a player such as Larry Liberson can be a great player DESPITE owning top-of-the-line equipment......Clear enough?
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