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Re: allergic to my ligature...

Author: BartHx
Date: 2010-11-16 17:25

I carry an emergency ligature that fits into the smallest corner of my case. I cut one tip off of a shoestring. There are even some reeds for which it actually works better because it can hold a reed securely with minimum tension applied to the reed. That would give you a VERY inexpensive, non-metal ligature to confirm that the ligature is the problem. You may have been diagnosed with an allergy, but I doubt the doctor has confirmed that you actually contact the ligature while playing. In addition, though it would also require reed adjustment, you could try sliding your metal ligature further down the mouthpiece to take it farther from your mouth. The response of any particular reed is clearly impacted by where and how it contacts the rails and table of the mouthpiece. If you try sliding the ligature down, be certain that the back of the reed is absolutely flat. Otherwise, any problems with the reed are likely to be amplified (it will probably already be giving you trouble anyway).

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