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 article about string ligatures in Jounal
Author: Ed Palanker 
Date:   2009-10-05 01:13

There's an interesting article titled "Some Strings Attached" by Will Cicola in the newest issue of The Clarinet. It is a very informative article but I have to take exception with his final comment. "I have yet to find a clarinetist who has judged the sound and response of the string ligature to be anything but unparalleled" Well he just did and I know many professional clarinetists that think that metal, leather or other materials sound and respond better than string. If that were not the case just about every professional would be using a string ligature.
I don't have a problem with string ligatures, they're just not for me. I don't feel like I get enough focus in my sound with one, I don't find that they dampen out the highs in my sound like my present one does, it doesn't give my low register or throat tones enough of a solid compact sound and I don't feel the response is as good as what I'm presently using. In short, like so many others, I prefer something other than a string ligature.
My major teacher, Leon Russianoff, told me to look for a ligature that gives me the same result as my thumb when I hold the reed on the mouthpiece when I try out a reed. A string ligature doesn't make it for me, and obviously not for many others as well.
Sure I know several players that play string ligatures and sound really good, but I know many more that use other types of ligatures that also sound very good. So even though I think it's a very good article I take exception to his last comment. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
PS. By the way I use a Rovner ligature on both clarinet and bass clarinet.
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