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Re: Ligatures

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2021-12-17 06:57

Hmmmm.............

Not sure I understand the "rib" thing. I have a bunch of Gigliottis (good match for Legere) and the "ribs" of the Gigliotti run vertically (ten close raised rails internal to the ligature to raise the cinching of the ligature from the mouthpiece and provide a Bonade like contact with the reed). The Eddie Daniels is a faux leather pouch that binds across the entire mouthpiece. There is a metal plate that has horizontal grooves but basically its shape holds the reed at the left and right edges. Perhaps the Versa does not have the grooves but that would not functionally change how it secures the reed.

One other thing that I should emphasize in these ligature discussions is that you can effectively take the ligature differences almost entirely out of the equation by leaving it really really loose. By that I mean that if you tap on the side of the reed it will rotate dramatically out of place. This allows a LOT more resonance from the reed at the cost of NOT securing the reed in such a way that you can remove the mouthpiece handily to swab out the horn. You'd have to do that at the barrel.

Trade offs

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

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