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FL Ligature modThe debate about whether ligatures make any difference to a horn's tone has rumbled on for years and will no doubt rumble on for many more. I don't want to get into that debate, but I thought I might mention a very simple modification to my FL tenor lig that I think has made a difference to my tone on tenor. This mod creates a single point contact for the reed instead of the original FL lig's 4 point contact. In my view the mod allows the reed to vibrate more freely and I get a crisper, more focussed tone from it, yet still retain plenty of control. The mod involves simply removing the original LF lig clamp plate by unscrewing the little screw which holds it in, and replacing this with a small dome headed screw with a drop of epoxy resin applied to its dome to make it smooth, see picture. I claim no originality for this mod. I saw it described elsewhere, but I tried it and it certainly works for me and the beauty of it is that it's easily and quickly removed if you don't like it. I just thought this might be of interest.
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