Mouthpiece reviews Marc Jean Ligatures

[kevgermany]

Why not dip the twigs in blood and dip briefly in the amazon. Piranahs should whittle them down nicely. Need to watch your fingers though.

 

[Nick Wyver]

but sometimes it's the effort you put in that pays dividends

Nah. It's how much it costs.

 

[kevgermany]

Does he make one for the PPT Onyxite baritone?

I think I'm interested. Need to be careful, there are two different blanks at least.

 

[Nick Wyver]

A Rovner works fine on a PPT baritone.

 

[Pete Thomas]

I think I'm interested. Need to be careful, there are two different blanks at least.

The newer PPT baritones are actually wider as the bass clarinet ligs fit better.

 

[aldevis]

However I think I'll try to source some rainforest-unfriendly cocktails sticks and see how they fair, perhaps fashioned in jacaranda or ipe... it'll mean a trip up the Amazon with a very large chainsaw and maybe a parrot on my shoulder but sometimes it's the effort you put in that pays dividends

You wouldn't find any difference, unless you have PandaPads™ on your saxophone.

 

[altissimo]

Thanks for the reply

I hadn't clicked that a bespoke fit for a particular mouthpiece was integral to the success of this lig

The fact that you both say the same thing adds weight to this view

However I think I'll try to source some rainforest-unfriendly cocktails sticks and see how they fair, perhaps fashioned in jacaranda or ipe... it'll mean a trip up the Amazon with a very large chainsaw and maybe a parrot on my shoulder but sometimes it's the effort you put in that pays dividends

Bubinga seems like the wood to use for ligatures -
Alto sax bubinga

 

[kevgermany]

The newer PPT baritones are actually wider as the bass clarinet ligs fit better.

Are there just the two? One shorter, fatter with a narrower reinforcing ring? And that's the newer model?

 

[Pete Thomas]

There is just the thinner one and the fatter one. The length can vary a bit on any of them, but AFAIK the ring is the same on all.

 

[aldevis]

Bubinga seems like the wood to use for ligatures - Alto sax bubinga

Has anyone tried them?

 

[Pete Thomas]

Has anyone tried them?

They look nice, you have to wonder how hard wearing they are though, I mean where the metal is joined to the wood.

 

[DHM]

I think I'm interested. Need to be careful, there are two different blanks at least.

I sent him dimensions of my PPT Signature—bought in July of this year—on Friday and await his response.

 

[Pete Thomas]

I sent him dimensions of my PPT Signature—bought in July of this year—on Friday and await his response.

Could you send them to me so I can check if you have one before or after the new external diameter. Marc would need to know if he is to supply these as fitting a Signature, as mentioned above the new ones are slightly wider.

 

[DHM]

Could you send them to me so I can check if you have one before or after the new external diameter. Marc would need to know if he is to supply these as fitting a Signature, as mentioned above the new ones are slightly wider.

Working from Marc's 'Measurements of mpc .doc' diagram, and with my preferred ligature—a Rovner 3RL—in its usual position, I measured:

A1 = 32.3mm
A2 = 27.0mm
B1 = 34.2mm
B2 = 29.9mm

with my trusty digital calliper.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Working from Marc's 'Measurements of mpc .doc' diagram, .

Do you know where to get that?

 

[DHM]

Do you know where to get that?

Marc sent it to me.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Marc sent it to me.

Ah, OK. But could you tell me what your measurements refer to so I can check? Thanks

 

[DHM]

Ah, OK. But could you tell me what your measurements refer to so I can check? Thanks

Since I can't imagine Marc would object, I've put the file in question here:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/07qgq6gxbiqqx61/Measurements of mpc .doc

 

[DHM]

Could you send them to me so I can check if you have one before or after the new external diameter.

To clarify my earlier comment: I bought my PPT Signature baritone mouthpiece brand new, from you, on July 21st of this year, so it's whatever you were selling then.

 

[kevgermany]

I'll measuer mine tonight and compare. But - lig position and width will affect the measurements. How wide is your lig, and how/where do you normally align it? It'd be easier if you can refer tot eh ring marking around the mouthpiece