Connor Lee
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Hello,
I appear to have a dented ligature and I recently ran into the realization I have some intonation problems.I was wondering if a ligature dented in such a fashion would have anything to do with that.
Can you notice the dent straight in the middle? If you need a better picture, I can provide one. I was thinking of buying this really high quality ligature, but I don't know if it's that important. http://www.wwbw.com/Bay-Alto-Saxophone-Ligature-472912-i1414131.wwbw
I also notice a bit of a peculiar pattern, which is that my high D and D sharp is really difficult to keep in from being so sharp, they nearly go up a half step, while my low D is always incredibly flat. My low C and my low B and B flat are nearly perfectly tuned, and my other notes give me problems but they're not TOO bad. I use a flat-bridged Rico Royal B5 mouthpiece with size 1 1/2 reeds and a tip that's about half a millimeter. I understand the intonation issues are also probably my fault, but I've been working on it for hours with no improvements, to I was wondering if I could get some help, advice, or a diagnosis. 🙂
I appear to have a dented ligature and I recently ran into the realization I have some intonation problems.I was wondering if a ligature dented in such a fashion would have anything to do with that.

Can you notice the dent straight in the middle? If you need a better picture, I can provide one. I was thinking of buying this really high quality ligature, but I don't know if it's that important. http://www.wwbw.com/Bay-Alto-Saxophone-Ligature-472912-i1414131.wwbw
I also notice a bit of a peculiar pattern, which is that my high D and D sharp is really difficult to keep in from being so sharp, they nearly go up a half step, while my low D is always incredibly flat. My low C and my low B and B flat are nearly perfectly tuned, and my other notes give me problems but they're not TOO bad. I use a flat-bridged Rico Royal B5 mouthpiece with size 1 1/2 reeds and a tip that's about half a millimeter. I understand the intonation issues are also probably my fault, but I've been working on it for hours with no improvements, to I was wondering if I could get some help, advice, or a diagnosis. 🙂