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Re: Ligature blow-out??

Author: GBK
Date: 2008-07-27 03:25

On my recent order of ligatures I received two of the Rovner Mark III ligatures.

Surprisingly, the two of them were different.

While identical in design, they differed slightly in the material used. One was a shiny, vinyl type material and the other was a duller, grey fabric type material.

Thus, I started to wonder: Are there 2 "generations" of Mark III ligatures?

Which is the more recent one?

Being curious (and with too much time on my hands), I wrote to Phil Rovner, asking the above questions.

Within a day, I received an email, explaining the difference:

"... the MarkIII had a change in the material. Actually, the inside is now outside. It was decided that the rough side against the reed had better tone. Since you have one of each, compare them and see if you agree..."

If you don't ask - you never learn. [wink]