Minimalist Ligatures: The best of times, the worst of times
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2020
- I think an extremely light ligature can offset resistance elsewhere in the setup. But, like I said in my test of ten R13's, I like a focus shared between all aspects of the setup. And that means, ideally, that resistance is shared too.
It's such a personal thing, but I think a good ligature can help one "feel" the sound even in a very loud environment. And a bad ligature can affect your reeds, response, and articulation.
Ligatures are such a personal thing that one has to choose to "bring a setup together." However, one must be cognizant to maximize the range and control of a setup; also, to bring out the best qualities in your reeds. To quote Bonade, many problems of reeds start with the ligature.
For me this video shows that your vintage Bonade ligature has priceless value for supporting your performance. In my understanding, it can make your sound more resonant, more condenced, and more controllable.
Thank you so much!! I wish that I could recommend a ligature today that is similar, but I have to admit it is unique. I do like Bonade ligatures from the 70's that do sometimes pop up on eBay. Have you seen my video about the ages of Bonade ligatures? I do like the solid silver Ishimori ligature! I also think some (not all) old german silver ligatures can be excellent. I'd like to experiment with some by soldering rails on them in the style of Bonade. I actually tried a Selmer ligature once that someone had soldered on rails! By the way, if you have a facebook, contact me, Dale Fedele. Maybe I can send you some to try sometime.
Dale Fedele Thank you so much, too! Later I will contact you in Facebook!
Love what you said about the "danger" in the sound! What a cool concept
Man I really love your vids. Always some new and good information
Thank you very very much!! I really appreciate that! Let me know if you have any questions or things you might like me to cover.
@@DaleFedele oh for sure thank you will do
Welp... I have every ligature you mentioned except the Gigliotti, and I always come back to the Bonade. The screws on mine stripped last week, so I think I’ll check eBay for the old ones and see what those are about. Nice video!
Thank you very much for your comment! If you search in my channel for Bonade ligatures, I have a video that might help with discerning the older Bonades from the newer ones! :-)
I notice a bass clarinet and a tenor in the background! I play those too as well as flute, alto clarinet, soprano, alto and bari sax and some oboe and recorders. Used to have an Eb Clarinet, but I don't any more
Dale - can you tell us what kind of facing you have on your mouthpiece? I ask because a mouthpiece like a Vandoren has a concave table that interacts massively with Ligature design. Ligatures that bind at the top and the bottom of this concavity will result in a far different sound than a ligature that uses rails like an inverted bonade. I personally don't like concave tables for this reason. You have to tweak tension etc to get the sound you like.
You should reveiw the new LIBRE clarinet ligature sold on ebay
I miss the gigliotti ligature...
I hear a little Klezmer in there !
Why you didn't compare them with the Brancher? You also told that you will sell the Brancher?
Do you like AK ligature?
Just yesterday got my Luyben ligature and It has some instructions, do you recommend following them???
Yes, definitely! It will help greatly
@@DaleFedele Probably, because screws now are really tight, maybe I should follow the instructions.. It's ok now I played like this?
@@jimis3167 Yes of course! I also know someone that played one for 30-40 years with a bunch of different mouthpieces, reeds...they are flexible! Just don't over-tighten the screws.
please review the hite ligature
I briefly mentioned it in another video. I'll do another one about it, but it's in my "metric ton of ligatures" video
For me, best ligature of all time is the original Harrison. Depending on what you want, either the gold or silver plate work. The current Rico H is a faint imitation and should be avoided
At Min 6:00 throat boats sound amazing!!!!!
You mean 5:48 😉
Do you like Robert Vinson ligature??
I need to add that to my list! I prefer it to a few other plastic ligs!
@@DaleFedele Please! answer also to my other comments!