Ligatures Another new "Innovative" Ligature from JLV

[nigeld]

I have found the reviews extremely useful, though, like @sax panther I find that they do tend to fuel the GAS furnace. But that’s my fault, not Steve’s.

 

[CliveMA]

JLV lig looks like it would be a high risk to scratch the mouthpiece unintentionally. Crabs bite! (But then, ofc, everything in Australia bites!)

 

[Neffmusic]

JLV lig looks like it would be a high risk to scratch the mouthpiece unintentionally. Crabs bite! (But then, ofc, everything in Australia bites!)

Not really if it fits the mouthpiece well. It has bumper on it that touch the mouthpiece and that should be the only point of contact. It is one of those ligatures like the Francois Louis that you have to be careful moving the mouthpiece. If you grab around the ligature to move the mouthpiece the ligature will most likely move.......

 

[squeak]

Oh, I do like looking at new gear!

Here's a new ligature from a company called JLV based in France. It's pricey and at first glance reminiscent of the AK Clarinet ligature. But this lig is a bit different...it's designed to touch the vamp of the reed! It can also be used lower down in a more traditional position.

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JLV Saxophone Ligature

Too pricey for me. What do you think; has anyone tried one? It looks well-made...a bit like a golden scarab clutching your reed.

This looks way to complicated to operate and I don't believe in ligatures making much difference on tone. I did buy Francois Louis ligatures and still own one because it fits a certain mouthpiece well. Otherwise, Rovner and two-screw old school ligatures work just fine, last forever and do not cost an arm and a leg.

I have found the reviews extremely useful, though, like @sax panther I find that they do tend to fuel the GAS furnace. But that’s my fault, not Steve’s.

I too find the reviews informative in that Steve Neff sounds great on virtually all the mouthpieces reviewed. It reenforces the notion that I have wasted a ridiculous amount of money on tenor saxophone mouthpieces. I started out with Vandoren Java A55 and A75, which would have been perfectly sufficient for my needs, except that I have ruined several hard rubber pieces by rising too eagerly with tap water. Synthetics are a great advantage and I do love my PPT and Saxscape mouthpieces. However, I have owned loads in between that have made a zero sum differences. It has been an altogether counter-productive experience.

 

[johnw]

It look awkward and not aesthetic--t

 

[Gvdnberg]

Since a few weeks I own a goldplated JLV Ligature for my Selmer s80 c* mouthpiece on my YAS-62 (original). I did a test with my teacher, being blindfolded while he changed the ligature from the Selmer 2 screws, the JLV gold and the JLV platinum ligatures. First impression on scales showed an advantage for the gold plated JLV. Second -blindfolded- test, playing some part of a slow Ferling etude showed the same effect.
The sound is some richer and from low to high more even and my feeling is that it plays more easy from low to high and back. The difference in sound between gold and platinum is too small for me compared to the difference in price. I enjoy playing with this new ligature.

 

[Pete Thomas]

I think theoretically (unlike other ligatures) this one had the potential to make the sound different, given that the parts touching the vamp could affect the way the reed vibrates.

Any difference could be either good or bad.

 

[Gvdnberg]

You can influence the effect of this lig by moving it up or down on the reed indeed. Until now I played it with a kind of standard position: the line on the reed as a guide to place the ligature extensions on it.

 

[Colin the Bear]

I think theoretically (unlike other ligatures) this one had the potential to make the sound different, given that the parts touching the vamp could affect the way the reed vibrates.

Any difference could be either good or bad.

Aren't we supposed to do that with our lower lip?

 

[Pete Thomas]

Aren't we supposed to do that with our lower lip?

I think it may be the same but with your lip it’s more flexible I suppose

 

[Colin the Bear]

I think it may be the same but with your lip it’s more flexible I suppose

That's if you can do it, I suppose.

 

[Tonehole]

It is complex but looks like it has solved the side wobble on the reed plate that this type of lig adjuster allows. Reason I don't us this style be it Link, Wanne, Francois or whoever’s.

It might be nice on a metal piece but has to be rather big and clunky on a rubber piece.
I bet no standard style cap fits it.

 

[Gvdnberg]

A standard cap does not fit indeed. I think the benefit for this ligature is mostly for the classical players and less for the jazz players.

 

[skeller047]

I suspect it’s for the benefit of the company that makes it, and not particularly for actual musicians…