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Re: Ishimori/Woodstone Ligatures

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2007-06-28 11:41

Ok, ok, ok so I got one. I figured I "needed" a gold custom Japanese ligature to match my gold Custom Yamaha.

The images of the ligature do not really indicate that the reed end of it is a bit squared off. This aids the added isolation of the reed begun by the parallel rails ala Bonade.

Sound? I must compare to my current favorite which is the Vandoren Leather with the metal plate. The Ishimori allows gobs of reed to vibrate rendering a very big sound for a metal ligature. Still, volume for volume it is does not allow for as much all out gusto as the Vandoren. On the other hand, since there is a more solid platform to the all metal Ishimori, it does get a more pointed articulation.

There is no comparison to the Bay gold ligature which squelches the sound by comparison. And as for the actual Bonade, the Ishimori is much better made and as far as I can tell does the job better due to the material as well as the "boxy" bottom.

..........Paul Aviles

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