LIGATURE FOR FIXING REED TO MOUTHPIECE OF WIND INSTRUMENT

摘要

PURPOSE:To improve the timbre and blowing feeling without making the timbre of the musical instrument dull by installing a flat plate, rod, or lump type resonance part, which is not stressed accompanying its fitting, nearby a part which touches the reed. CONSTITUTION:An annular part 4 which is shaped by rounding a beltlike flat plate and a support part which connects respective parts use flexible and thin materials, and the reed 2 is fixed to the mouthpiece 1 with a clamping screw 6 and parts 7 and 8 required for clamping. In this case, the fitting part of the resonance part 3 is provided nearby the reed 2. At this time, the resonance part 3 is not applied with any relative stress at the time of fitting to the mouthpiece 1. The material and shape of the resonance part 3 are not restricted as long as it comes into contact with none of other parts of the ligature, the mouthpiece 1, and the reed 2. Further, the material and shape are related directly with resonance characteristics, so they can be selected according to what blowing feeling and timbre a player likes.