[olds1959special]

What mods have you done to your Rovner ligs? I have a Mark 3 that I improved by cutting out the internal flaps.

 

[turf3]

When the screw of my first one finally snapped due to fatigue, I cut off the knurled knob, drilled and tapped it, and put a new piece of all thread. (the original ones had a screw with a big knurled knob head, rather than the current design with a stud and a knurled nut)

Also in those days they were just glued together so I have had to reglue that one a couple of times (nowadays they are stitched and glued).

 

[swperry1]

14 years ago when I decided to start playing again after a 10+ year hiatus from high school noodling around I had a Rovner dark. I bought it at the local shop because I needed a lig to fit my new Link STM piece that didn’t come with one. One of the slats cut into it tore and a section of material came out and it worked better so I cut out more. Then I discovered the Rovner light poking around on the web and realized that’s what I’d done to my dark model. Both the mouthpiece and ligature were terrible. Someone who I bought a sax from a little later brought the mouthpiece to life by flattening the table and putting a good facing on it. It got even better when someone laid a selmer 404 on me. I briefly flirted with a Rovner that had a funky metal device in it that looked like one of those hard-boiled egg slicers, but it was very short-lived. I’m firmly in the Rovners suck camp. Cheap ligs that stretch quickly or have hardware failures.

 

[turf3]

14 years ago when I decided to start playing again after a 10+ year hiatus from high school noodling around I had a Rovner dark. I bought it at the local shop because I needed a lig to fit my new Link STM piece that didn't come with one. One of the slats cut into it tore and a section of material came out and it worked better so I cut out more. Then I discovered the Rovner light poking around on the web and realized that's what I'd done to my dark model. Both the mouthpiece and ligature were terrible. Someone who I bought a sax from a little later brought the mouthpiece to life by flattening the table and putting a good facing on it. It got even better when someone laid a selmer 404 on me. I briefly flirted with a Rovner that had a funky metal device in it that looked like one of those hard-boiled egg slicers, but it was very short-lived. I'm firmly in the Rovners suck camp. Cheap ligs that stretch quickly or have hardware failures.

Well, everyone has their experience. I've been using them almost exclusively since 1978; have had only one ever fail and that was after about 20 years of use; easy to put on, hold reed firmly to mouthpiece table, don't slip when you tune, no effect on sound. Never noticed any stretching.

 

[Dr G]

I tossed mine in the trash. No more scratches on mouthpieces, no more dull tone.

Highly recommended!

 

[1saxman]

I had a soprano dark for slim metal - was using an early DG Liebman. I thought it was too wide so I trimmed both the front and rear edges and while I had the Exacto out, I cut a little square window into the reed area. Seemed to do the trick. Otherwise, I routinely turn my tenor ones around so the knob is on the left - the rods and the screw/nut have to be switched. This is so when I play tenor and alto together, the ligs don't get tangled up. I don't know how many know about this since its clearly in the instructions, but the screw and nut are supposed to be lubricated for best performance. Also the whole ligature should be cleaned regularly to remove saliva residues.

 

[adamk]

Never had any problems with them on all my mpcs.

 

[Guto]

I’m a big fan also. Never had an issue with them either. I like the plain dark model. Simple and effective.

 

[skeller047]

I tossed mine in the trash. No more scratches on mouthpieces, no more dull tone.

Highly recommended!

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