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Lower lip touches ligature?

Author: fskelley
Date: 2015-10-03 04:05

For a long time I've positioned my ligatures where the bottom is on or below the lowest line on my 5RV lyre mouthpiece. And that's how I placed my new Versa X for the first month or so. But a few days ago I was experimenting and tried it with the bottom even with the 2nd line on the mouthpiece. And it plays better- for now at least (I know all such improvements are subject to long term verification).

I had been tending toward lower placements because somebody here said ligature should be centered on the bark or close to that. And now it's not. Did I misunderstand? Is it a big deal? (Yes I know that what works is right, by definition.)

I also am taking in as much mouthpiece as I can, also on the advice of somebody here- and that's working well for me. Anyway, now I find my lower lip occasionally bumping against the ligature. Not really a problem, it just makes me wonder if anyone else does that. And whether that means I'm against some kind of limit, like I can't put the ligature any higher even if I wanted to, without using less mouthpiece. Or conversely, I can't take more mouthpiece without lowering the ligature. And I dislike limits, in general, LOL.

(I would prefer to give credit by name for things that have gone well for me, but on the other hand- if some of you have tried any of MY suggestions and they've gone poorly for you, I'd just as soon you forgot whose ideas they were.)

Stan in Orlando

EWI 4000S with modifications

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