your clarinet tone is like goals 🙂

Hi! I’m looking into the Silverstein ligature and there’s an option for medium/small clarinet/alto, then there’s an option for small clarinet. I play Bb clarinet, which size do I go with? Thanks!

for me, better sound you have with Rico ligature. 🙂

Amie: Thanks so much for your video and insightful thoughts. First of all I applaud your choice of an A clarinet to make your video. Your sound is very nice and has a warmth and projection to it that I really like. Bravo.

You are very right that each ligature has a profound effect on your tone. You did a great job demonstrating that.

I have recently come back to playing clarinet again in the last couple of years after some time off. I, like you, used the Bonade Inverted through college and found it much to my liking. After 12 years away and heavy use from before I found mine wearing out. The screws felt stripped and it was time to get a new one. I also noticed a “tinny” quality to my sound that I did not like. I remember in college my professor made string ligatures, and the ones I tried were great. I never did get the hang of making them, even after watching a YouTube video on it!

So I decided yo try the Van Doren Klassik. I really did question spending $75 on a piece of yarn but since I was so inept at making them, why not? I couldn’t be happier. With a well balanced reed the response and resistance are amazing.

I urge you to try out the string models. Will Cicola (sp?) has the video on making them. The Klassik is well received and James Pine makes twine ligatures as well. Have fun and best of luck to you. ☺

Your mention of the Selmer-style ligatures that clarinetists of the 1930’s and 1940’s used, Benny Goodman often cocked his to the side, putting the screws in the 2 o’ clock position on the mouthpiece. I asked him about it in an interview, and he said it seemed to make the tone fuller and more consistent throughout the range.

すごく上手ですね！
verygood!!!!!

Some other great ligatures you could try would be the Robert Scott (from Muncy’s), the two BG Duos (sliver and gold finish), and 2 or 3 of the Ishimori metal ligatures from Japan (the gold plated copper, the solid silver, and the pink gold-plated–available from Brad Behn).  Thanks for the excellent video–very educational.

I am amazed at how the ligatures effect the tone. I liked the first one the best.

Hi Amie.  I’ve been playing professionally for 37 years and have tried many ligatures over the years.  There are many good ligatures on the market and how they respond depends on an individuals mouthpiece/reed combination. My current setup is a Buffet Tosca with a Backun inverse taper barrel, Richard Hawkins R model mouthpiece and a 35 year old original Rovner ligature. Thanks for your posting. You have a lovely sound.  

Which one is your favorite? Also what are their prices?

THANK

Love you’re playing

Cuál es la mejor ligadura para aumentar el sonido?
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