[botahoratiu]

Hi
Has anyone tried these two types ligatures? We all have them more or less in house

 

[blue boy]

I have 2 daughters and a wife.

I use hair ties when in a pinch or when I need an odd size lig. (Ponytail holder)

You can use 1-3 of them and “install” them in various ways to get differences in response/tone.

I also use them to ensure my reed case doesn’t open in my sax case. I then place a piece of plexiglass on the reed case to use to flatten/work on reeds. (The hair tie holds it there until I’m ready to use it)

Great multipurpose item!

 

[GaSax]

I've used rubber bands before but never thought of using a piece of Velcro or an O-ring. If it works, it works. 🙂

 

[lydian]

Besides the relative looseness of the above, the very narrow single point of contact makes is very easy to pivot the reed side to side. If your reed and table isn't perfectly flat, this won't seal it very well either. Also when you grab and push/twist the mouthpiece to tune, they're not likely to stay put. I would only use something like this in an emergency. But as many have proven before, anything that holds the reed firmly in place will work (shoelace, twist tie, etc.). I'm amazed that people will spends thousand on a horn, hundreds on a mouthpiece, $3-$30 a pop on reeds but draw the line at spending $6 on a ligature. Maybe it's just people's inner MacGyver that compels them to do stuff like this.

 

[turf3]

Electrical tape, baby! Stretch it good and tight as you wrap it round the MP.

 

[botahoratiu]

I agree with the rubber ring, but the velcro keeps everything fixed and is much quicker to adjust than the regular ligatures, because you can just slide it in and out

 

[JohnMarkPainter]

Fun...ive gotta try this now.
Does the thickness of the velcro change the tone ?

I agree with the rubber ring, but the velcro keeps everything fixed and is much quicker to adjust than the regular ligatures, because you can just slide it in and out