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Vientos Vintage Ligature: Amazing.

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2021-09-01 01:06
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I speak only of my work with Legere European cut reeds. I no longer have a frame of reference for cane reeds.

It is truly with a heavy heart that I find myself writing anything negative about this ligature. I have two. The first one was simply revelatory and makes almost undefinable improvements to my response and resonance. The problem is the second one. It hits slightly higher and not only does not have the same resonance but also seems to choke off the sound.

The main problem is that with a fixed diameter ligature you are literally stuck with one position with one mouthpiece (rather, mouthpiece/reed combination). That position either works for you or it doesn't. The first ligature I received sits really low and I had no great expectations for it just looking at it. However, the playing of it was a totally different story. Despite the fact that any other ligature on my mouthpiece requires being right up at the line of ligature, this low seated ligature just takes on a life of its own.......and I don't want to put the instrument down. It is that amazing.

I have found in the last year that plastic (or other such polymer products) seems to enhance the vibrations set off by the Legere plastic reeds. Thus I did originally expect good results with the Viento Vintage Cristaline. The draw back with the fixed size is that you cannot make any adjustments to position, and as it turns out that is important to the mouthpiece I currently use. I further make the assumption this is due to a purposeful dip in the table (the only thing that makes sense in this scenario).

So while I had avoided these fixed designs for a long time (ie. the Floran Poppa or the Bois) I am grateful to find one that works even though it turned out to be happenstance.

..................Paul Aviles

Post Edited (2021-09-18 02:56)

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