[saxspy]

I currently have the first production model of The Boston Sax Shop Superlative ligature for tenor. I'm very excited for this to come to market. The most unique part is the taper that follows the reed's width (represented by the trapezoid shape) where the reed plane is thicker on top than on bottom. I also appreciate that it fits standard HR mouthpieces and the D'Addario Select Jazz D7M, which is a smaller blank.

 

[saxspy]

 

[10mfan]

Jack has great products out, and I look forward to trying this lig.

I love your mouthpiece model....she’s very sexy!

 

[saxspy]

Thanks! This should be available in about 2 weeks. Short link geni.us/BostonSax

 

[MDWade]

Love the visuals. Exciting to see This new design.

 

[Benjamin Allen]

Saxspy,
You have done an excellent job of putting together a wonderful presentation on the benefits of this ligature. Having had the benefit of experiencing this ligature, I can say that this ligature is the second ligature I have experienced (the first was an Ishimori) that augmented/enhanced/slightly altered my desire for and belief in standard two screw ligatures. I like no hype ligatures and this ligature is all business. Jack does such a good job of keeping things real.
Kind regards,
Ben

 

[whaler]

Nothing like a good 2 screw inverted ligature. Since I’m a lefty I always just used my Selmer ligature like that.

 

[Guto]

I like simple too!

One thing I don’t understand from this material, does it have a plate that pushes against the reed? How does it match the reed curvature with reeds coming in different natural curvatures, let alone synthetics, e.g. the bark area on Legeres is thinner and flatter in my experience.

 

[dtedsax]

A "plane" is a flat surface, so what's up with "reed plane narrows... forming trapezoid shape" ???

 

[sopsax]

Pics of the "reed plane" would help. Difficult to visualize from words alone.

 

[dirty]

Even if we're being completely literal here, there's nothing saying you couldn't cut a trapezoidal section out of a plane.

Based on the photos on the BSS website (linked earlier in the thread), it looks like it's not literally a plane that touches the reed, but a flatter (wider radius) section than the portions that wrap around the sides of the mouthpiece. That shape comes across a little clearer in those photos.

 

[dtedsax]

Oh yes, I see the link to BSS website in post #4. The ligature is descibed as having "3 distinct radiuses" and no reference to reed planes or trapezoids.

 

[saxspy]

Oh yes, I see the link to BSS website in post #4. The ligature is described as having "3 distinct radiuses" and no reference to reed planes or trapezoids.

Yes, I like to add my own reviews and experiences in addition to the company's own description. A trapezoid has 1 side that is longer than the other, and in the visual, you can see the top is wider than the bottom. That area above the reed is what I call the reed plane, as it directly interacts with the reed. A literal 2D plane doesn't exist in our world since everything has depth, so its the flat area of the ligature above the reed, which is also curved to fit the reed (see first post).

Here's a rough image I threw together to explain it. The full video will go over the shape in more detail. I consider the plane starting with the distinct bends on top and near the bottom. They are a result of the top of the ligature having a different shape than the bottom. You can also see the reed plate that has an eye-shape cutout.

When on the mouthpiece, the trapezoidal reed plane keeps the sides of the reed open, whereas a Selmer 2-screw with a rectangular plane will be more squished on the top.

 

[saxspy]

I like simple too!

One thing I don't understand from this material, does it have a plate that pushes against the reed? How does it match the reed curvature with reeds coming in different natural curvatures, let alone synthetics, e.g. the bark area on Legeres is thinner and flatter in my experience.

Yes, it has a reed plate that has an eye-shaped cut out. I imagine it was made with Jack's own reeds in mind, and cane does have natural variation but a tenor reed will be cut from the same radius of tube cane each time, so it's within a controlled tolerance.

 

[saxspy]

Think: take a paper (reed plane), cut it into a trapezoid, fold hot dog style and tilt it. There are your 3-ways.

 

[dtedsax]

Don't go into marketing.

 

[saxspy]

Don't go into marketing.

This isn't marketing. It's describing a unique shape.

 

[Watsonp143]

Please make a soprano lig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Dr G]

This isn't marketing. It's describing a unique shape.

It's the projection of part of a cone onto a plane.

I just hope it works.

 

[saxspy]

It's the projection of part of a cone onto a plane.

I just hope it works.

Yes, sort of like a cone. The cone of the mouthpiece and possible an upside-down cone for the reed plane, since the top is larger on the ligature (more to fit a reed taper and keep space on the sides on the reed). Fits great- actually, he specifically made it to fit down to the D'Addario Select Jazz and that immediately had a better seal for me than the 2-screw.