Which ligature?
Tobias Spaltenberger
Hi!
After somebody stepped on my ligature :-(, I think I have to go for a new
one. At the moment, I'm using a shoelace...it works quite well but the reed
moves while I am playing...So...any recommendations for a good ligature? And
how can a different ligature effect the sound? My current setup is (if that
has any relevance):
Selmer SA 80 II alto
Selmer C* mpc
Fibracell reed
Shoelace...
TIA for your answers
tsp
Ted Decolo
Tobias - You might want to try the "Ripomonte" ligature sometimes called " O "
rings. It is an inch or so wide plastic conical band that fits over the reed
and mouthpiece. They hold secure and let the reed vibrate freely. I think they
enable you to produce a better sound. I use them on the sax , clarinet and
bass clarinet. By the way last, year I played in Germany three times with the
Mighty Sam McClain Blues band. We played some festivals and clubs near
Frankfurt and other places. I f youy heard him you heard me. Keep swinging -
Ted DeColo
Deanna Wong
Tobias, Oleg in L.A. has a new ligature called an Olegature that has
recently come out. I have one on my Otto Link metal tenor mpc. but you
can get them for all different mpc's. It is truly revolutionary, it
really opens op the sound. It's like this metal mesh thing, I'm not sure
what the theory is behind it(Oleg can tell you), but it works great and
almost everyone I know in the San Francisco Bay Area is using one now.
Oleg can be reached at (818)766-6628.
-kenny b.
Stan Lawrence
Shoelace, what a great idea. Actually I did try string while I was
experimenting. What I settled on was .29 plastic tie that locks in and
holds the reed quite well. Really opens up the tone on my 6. The less
on the reed, the better. The tie beats the rovner I was using. Can't
beat the price(G)
Stan Lawrence
Helge Butz
Tobias Spaltenberger wrote:
>
Hi Tobias,
I am using a RG ligature wich is made of leather and has got a rubber
part in the area where it is in contact with the reed. It seems to let
the reed vibrate freely, because it opened my sound very well.
Helge
Otfried Schumacher
HI;
the ligature of course is very important. Shoelace is not optimal, but
go for a cord as is used by German clarinet players some time, and
maybe you find it is well, as I do.
Greetings
Otfried
In article <6f0q2u$g6r$1...@news.LF.net>, t...@gmx.de says...
>
>Hi!
>
>After somebody stepped on my ligature :-(, I think I have to go for a
new
>one. At the moment, I'm using a shoelace...it works quite well but the
reed
>moves while I am playing...So...any recommendations for a good
ligature? And
>how can a different ligature effect the sound? My current setup is (if
that
>has any relevance):
>Selmer SA 80 II alto
>Selmer C* mpc
>Fibracell reed
>Shoelace...
>
Papageno99
<<So...any recommendations for a good ligature? And
how can a different ligature effect the sound?>>
Rovner, Rovner, Rovner.
I bought one a few weeks ago, mostly because someone told me to, and I can't
BELIEVE the difference it has made. I was so stoked that I ran out and got
another for my clarinet. Best 20 bucks I ever spent. It takes a few uses to
get the thing broken in (and a bit longer to get used to putting it on the
mouthpiece), but you'll love it.
Regards,
Leanne
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Matthias Hoffmann
Papageno99 wrote:
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> <<So...any recommendations for a good ligature? And
> how can a different ligature effect the sound?>>
>
> Rovner, Rovner, Rovner.
>
> I bought one a few weeks ago, mostly because someone told me to, and I can't
> BELIEVE the difference it has made. I was so stoked that I ran out and got
> another for my clarinet. Best 20 bucks I ever spent. It takes a few uses to
> get the thing broken in (and a bit longer to get used to putting it on the
> mouthpiece), but you'll love it.
>
> Regards,
> Leanne
I like the Rovner as well, but it damaged the surface of my mouthpiece.
Matthias
MBushaw
It is very important to get the right size Rovner. When properly sized, there
is no damage to the mouthpiece.
Mark Bushaw
Jeffrey Galle
At the NASA National Convention, I had the fortune of stubling across the
Oleg booth, and tried out their new "Olegature" on my brass tenor Link Super
Tonemaster mpiece....and wow! What an incredible difference from the stock
lig that came with the Link...night and day!
To those who are unfamiliar with the Olegature (of which I was one of until
Saturday), it looks very similar to a Rovner...but made of a metal
chain-mail instead of whatever leather/composite Roveners are of...and there
are two tightening screws on the top instead of one. This is key; a lot of
flexibility is created by having these two screws as for fine-tuning your
sound. You can really make substantial differences in your sound,
projection and quality by adjusting the tightness on the front and rear of
the reed...I got everything from a Desmond-y airy, light, soft sound to a
harsh Contraine-ish bark...even an almost classical "legit" timbre...all on
the same reed and mouthpiece.
I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend taking a serious look at this ligature...
The only major drawback is cost...I bought it straight from Oleg for $70. A
friend has seen the same ligs in retail stores for over $100. I would
suggest ordering direct through the web at http://www.saxpro.com It is not
cheap by any means...certianly a lot more expensive than even a Bay...but
for all that it did for me at least, it was well worth my money.
I don't work for them...I don't know them...but I really, really like this
ligature!
Jeff Galle
PS: Dosen't Candy Dulfer use these Ripomonte O-Ring ligatures??? I can't
tell on the pics in her For The Love of You CD whether or not she's using
O-Rings or maybe a hair elastic? If they're the rings, she sure does use a
bunch of them...
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