Author: ned
Date: 2016-08-24 04:55
Bob Bernardo wrote: ''...The total cost of my ligature was about $2....''
Case in point.
That expensive $xxx ligature you have just pulled out of the box may look nice and shiny, but in the end, it's YOU who will determine the ultimate quality of your sound.
There is a lot of bollocks written about clarinet equipment, of course I'm not suggesting that you attempt to play absolute junk, but the instrument has to operate correctly, and be in tune with itself (and ultimately, the piano).
These expensive add-ons contribute to maybe .001% of your sound, although to read some of the effusive reviews of this stuff, you'd be tempted to think the holy grail had been found.
Here's a link from 2014. It's about violins, but it's relevant to the discussion. The ear is a deceptive organ, it would appear.
http://www.thestrad.com/cpt-latests/blind-tested-soloists-unable-to-tell-stradivarius-violins-from-modern-instruments/
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