did someone say something ?
some people can hear differences in ligatures some others can't. I never push this "concept" as those that do not believe have their "facts" and vice versa.
Years ago I played in front of a pro clarinetist. He loved my playing. except for the annoying high pitch squeal that *he* was hearing. After some teaching back and forth I finally heard what he was hearing. To make a long story short, after swapping around somehting like 6 clarinets, as many mouthpieces and reeds I finally used one of his ligs where the reed wasn't "pinched" like it was on the double screw metal band (without a cradle indent).
Then miraculously the squeal was no longer there and the tone was improved on anything with the octave key. Since then I've learned the virtues of various ligatures. On clarinet I have the optimum - with the 3 plates that do sound differently and provide minute variances in reed response, BG revelation, regular BG, rovners, vandoren klassik and various others.
The biggest issues i've found is that if the ligs are overtightened, they then loose their specific properties - such as the optimum plate with 1 little pin on each corner - if you over tighten the pins jab into the reed and you basically get the entire flat plate supporting the reed. In a clarinet acoustic book that I purchased it reviews the ligature in the sound production.
Of course, over tightening and the mpc being flat and proper curve is also very important along with a mature embouchure.
of course, age has its impacts on it too ... speaking of which .. what were we talking about ??
some people can hear differences in ligatures some others can't. I never push this "concept" as those that do not believe have their "facts" and vice versa.
Years ago I played in front of a pro clarinetist. He loved my playing. except for the annoying high pitch squeal that *he* was hearing. After some teaching back and forth I finally heard what he was hearing. To make a long story short, after swapping around somehting like 6 clarinets, as many mouthpieces and reeds I finally used one of his ligs where the reed wasn't "pinched" like it was on the double screw metal band (without a cradle indent).
Then miraculously the squeal was no longer there and the tone was improved on anything with the octave key. Since then I've learned the virtues of various ligatures. On clarinet I have the optimum - with the 3 plates that do sound differently and provide minute variances in reed response, BG revelation, regular BG, rovners, vandoren klassik and various others.
The biggest issues i've found is that if the ligs are overtightened, they then loose their specific properties - such as the optimum plate with 1 little pin on each corner - if you over tighten the pins jab into the reed and you basically get the entire flat plate supporting the reed. In a clarinet acoustic book that I purchased it reviews the ligature in the sound production.
Of course, over tightening and the mpc being flat and proper curve is also very important along with a mature embouchure.
of course, age has its impacts on it too ... speaking of which .. what were we talking about ??