Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-12-10 13:10
Yeah, I know. I am a series of contradictions at times.
Alexi convinced me in a recent post to "give the Silverstein another chance." This is what I had done the last two days. Yes, I still feel the acrylic mouthpiece is much more tonally "inert," however I was picking up enough of a difference between a gold inverted Bay and the Silverstein to post a bit of an update.
Enter the arrival in the post today of the Martin Freres products. Upon seeing the ligature I knew that this was going to be a very interesting product!
Another part of what I said about the Silverstein that hasn't gone away (by a long shot) is that there is an "inconvenience factor." I have to turn to the clarinet to the side in order to tighten the ligature.
Now let me very quickly add that THIS may be the reason why a LEFTY (southpaw) might be the ideal candidate for the Silverstein. The Silverstein is equally easy to get to for either hand (of course the threads of the nut are still tightened clockwise). Funny, I never thought about how hard ligature life could be for a left handed person until now (they suffer having to find left-handed scissors - something us "righties" never even think about). Could any of you comment on this? Do you take a standard ligature (screws on the bottom) and just "invert" it?
But, I have to say the Freres ligature quickly jumps to amongst the top ligature designs for me with the better material and the 'covered' metal plate.
Sorry that I cannot be more steadfast. Life is a mixture of elements, not "black OR white," "right OR wrong."
..............Paul Aviles
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