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Re: Tightening ligature screws

Author: clarnibass
Date: 2009-10-18 16:30

I use a two screw lig and tighten a lot but I don't use all my strength. Like others said it depends who. I've seen others tighten all the way and it felt very loose because they weren't strong.

By the way tightening less or more can affect the way the reed plays because it usually changes the tip opening, especially with some ligatures. This is a big part of why someone might prefer to tighten more or less with their setup. With a different player/setup/lig they might choose different so can't generalize how it is best to tighte.

For string it is possible to make a ligature like this: Wrap the mouthpiece with a thin layer of nylon wrap to protect. Put a reed and and shoe lace or string to make a ligature normally. Then smear strong epoxy over the string and also the knot. You can leave the area that contacts the reed with or without epoxy. After it dries it is a string ligature you can put on and off and just move it lower to tighten.

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