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Author: woodsclarinet
Date: 2013-11-07 04:16
I was wondering if the older the ligature ligature gets, its sound deteriorates. I have been using the same Rovner light ligature for a few years and was wondering if a new one would possibly improve my sound.
Dylan
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Author: Tony F
Date: 2013-11-07 05:34
I had a Rovner a few years back which stretched to the point of uselessness, but this is the only one I've heard of that has done this.
Tony F.
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2013-11-07 09:41
you can clamp suitably bent copper coins in between ligature and reed, and if things improve, glue them into place. :-)
Fabric/leather ligs will stretch to a point, which is a function of how fast you tighten the ligature. (eg Luyben states you should pre-stretch them prior to productive usage). This is inevitable, I guess.
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Ben
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Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2013-11-07 12:24
I've used a Rovner Light on my practice clarinet for many years without deterioration.
As long as a ligature holds the reed secure on the mouthpiece, age makes no difference, particularly on the Rovner, which has no elastic padding to deteriorate.
As Kal Opperman used to say, "Schmuck. Go home and practice."
Ken Shaw
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2013-11-07 15:03
I've been using the same Rovner ligature on my Bb since 1988 and it still works fine - only the nickel plate on the thumb screw has worn off, but it hasn't stretched all that much from what I can tell.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2013-11-07 16:01
Over the years, I have deteriorated faster than my Rovner ligatures. That said, I've had a few Rovners that got a little frizzy along the edges of the fabric, but nothing that a sharp razor blade couldn't remove in a few seconds. In the same time span my brain has gotten very frizzy about the edges, and even a bit in the middle.
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Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2013-11-07 16:04
It's hard to know, of course, if a ligature or anything else has changed over time without comparing it to a new one and finding out if there's a difference.
You won't really know if the old one has changed or the new one has evolved over the interim, but you can play on the better one, whichever it turns out to be and the other will always be available as a spare.
Karl
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Author: Rezzie
Date: 2013-11-08 01:28
I have the same symptoms, David.
Shall we blame the ligature?
No problems here with the Rovners on Bb or Bass, and I have some that are over 20 years old. Just a trim of the fuzzy edges, now and again.
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2013-11-08 15:03
No. I've used the same ones for years on my bass and regular clarinets and never had had problem and I put them on and take them off often before retiring a few months ago. Never had a problem. You shouldn't be making it so tight that it might stretch anyway. Just make it snug and firm, don't go the extra hard turn.
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: William Hughes ★2017
Date: 2013-11-08 15:26
Great question and pretty clearly a definitive answer from folks who know. That's why I love this board.
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