Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2014-10-20 05:48
They sound different to me when I play different ligatures, too, but my ear is directly behind the mouthpiece. Where was the mic for this? Seems like she was using a laptop a couple of feet in front of her.
Did she sound different with each of the ligatures? Yes, sometimes, but she always sounded like the same player. The various ligatures didn't sound nearly as different even in the video as they probably felt to her. But unless the only playing we do is for ourselves in our practice studio, what matters is how we sound to an audience that, even in a small hall is much farther away. A demo like this might be even more meaningful if the mic were several yards - maybe 15 or 20 - away from the player.
Tone quality is only half the issue when we choose a ligature. Response is at least as important. She only played staccato on one of the ligatures, if I remember correctly, and nothing softer than a healthy mezzo-forte or forte except on one other - not the same one she played staccato. Playing legato, staccato, forte and piano in various combinations would have made the video longer - maybe she could have given us less commentary and more playing time - but might have made more of a case for the degree of the differences.
I *was* a little surprised to hear (I think I heard) a distinctly thinner, less resonant sound from the inverted Bonade than from the others. Maybe that heavy screw replacement wasn't such a good idea after all?
Karl
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