Your honesty is much appreciated Jim. I'm happy with my older Silverstein but could not really hear a difference that was outside of your tolerance when playing the same phrase twice.
I own both Cryo and Hexa ligatures. I prefer the Hexa because it does produce a much more focused tone for me. As to the thought of having to replace the ligature because of cord stretching, the truth is, the Hexa comes with a hex wrench so that you can tighten the cords should they stretch out due to over tightening the top adjustment screw. This is a great feature of the Hexa.
The difference to my ear, wearing monitor headphones, is very subtle as you said. The Hexa seemed slightly louder than the Cryo 4 and possibly ever so slightly more centred or even in tone, but hearing both I don't hear enough of a difference in the Hexa over the Cryo 4 to justify the extra price but it all comes down to how it feels to play on not just the sound you get that can make the biggest difference. While you compared two similar ligatures from the same company, could you do this again and maybe compare all Ronver ligatures and or all BG Ligatures?
It's also hard to say if that very subtle difference comes from the ligatures or from Jim himself. You know, just the smallest possible change in the player's embouchure and blowing can make kinda huge difference.
Try a round shoe lace. The Austrian and German clarinet players have done for many years. How many more ligatures are they going to be after Phil Rovener's invention I thought ithere would be never anyone. It's amazing that the great players of the past just had a simple metal ligature! Sometimes I think I'm in some kind of cold how much more of this the stuff is there going to be? Oh hears the postman coming down the drive with a shiny little box! I think Corona virus is affecting my brain! Thanks for the review God bless you all at sax. Co. Uk Bill. UK.
Two thick, short elastic bands sound better than anything!.. However it's the mechanism for pulling and keeping them tight that DIY attempts fail on. I suppose it's that bit you're paying for
When I watch videos of the greatest sax players, all of them uses standard 2screw ligature. My queation is: is it enough and is not needed to spend more money than 20€ for ligature, or in their times were no other options?
A friend of mine broke his ligature the day of county band auditions, taped his reed to his mouthpiece, and then proceeded to get 3rd chair in the band.
In my personal experience the difference is more with the feel than the sound. Having tried both I prefer the higher resistance of the Hexa(thus easier to control and play big) than the Cryo4 which has too little resistance and therefore unstable for me. However, I must say both of them are somewhat overpriced in my opinion, even though I consider them among the better ligatures on the market in terms of function.
I own both Cryo and Hexa ligatures. I prefer the Hexa because it does produce a much more focused tone for me. As to the thought of having to replace the ligature because of cord stretching, the truth is, the Hexa comes with a hex wrench so that you can tighten the cords should they stretch out due to over tightening the top adjustment screw. This is a great feature of the Hexa.
He can't even keep a straight face when talking about the gimmicks and price. I know ligatures make a difference but you can reach a point of ridiculousness.
Your honesty is much appreciated Jim. I'm happy with my older Silverstein but could not really hear a difference that was outside of your tolerance when playing the same phrase twice.
The hexa sounds a tiny bit darker, it also shows in the frequency graph
I own both Cryo and Hexa ligatures. I prefer the Hexa because it does produce a much more focused tone for me. As to the thought of having to replace the ligature because of cord stretching, the truth is, the Hexa comes with a hex wrench so that you can tighten the cords should they stretch out due to over tightening the top adjustment screw. This is a great feature of the Hexa.
The difference to my ear, wearing monitor headphones, is very subtle as you said. The Hexa seemed slightly louder than the Cryo 4 and possibly ever so slightly more centred or even in tone, but hearing both I don't hear enough of a difference in the Hexa over the Cryo 4 to justify the extra price but it all comes down to how it feels to play on not just the sound you get that can make the biggest difference. While you compared two similar ligatures from the same company, could you do this again and maybe compare all Ronver ligatures and or all BG Ligatures?
It's also hard to say if that very subtle difference comes from the ligatures or from Jim himself. You know, just the smallest possible change in the player's embouchure and blowing can make kinda huge difference.
Using the Alexander piece. Sweet! To my ear there wasn’t much of a difference, on the meter the Hex had more lower frequency response.
Try a round shoe lace. The Austrian and German clarinet players have done for many years. How many more ligatures are they going to be after Phil Rovener's invention I thought ithere would be never anyone. It's amazing that the great players of the past just had a simple metal ligature! Sometimes I think I'm in some kind of cold how much more of this the stuff is there going to be? Oh hears the postman coming down the drive with a shiny little box! I think Corona virus is affecting my brain!
Thanks for the review God bless you all at sax. Co. Uk Bill. UK.
Two thick, short elastic bands sound better than anything!.. However it's the mechanism for pulling and keeping them tight that DIY attempts fail on. I suppose it's that bit you're paying for
When I watch videos of the greatest sax players, all of them uses standard 2screw ligature. My queation is: is it enough and is not needed to spend more money than 20€ for ligature, or in their times were no other options?
Do silverstein do one that fits a thin guardala/dukoff type metal piece properly
yes
A friend of mine broke his ligature the day of county band auditions, taped his reed to his mouthpiece, and then proceeded to get 3rd chair in the band.
In my personal experience the difference is more with the feel than the sound. Having tried both I prefer the higher resistance of the Hexa(thus easier to control and play big) than the Cryo4 which has too little resistance and therefore unstable for me. However, I must say both of them are somewhat overpriced in my opinion, even though I consider them among the better ligatures on the market in terms of function.
The hexa ligatures also come in more color options, and the all black one looks sexy as f
hexa sounds slightly more focused
These ligatures stretch over time and then are forced to spend another $300+ in a year or two. I’d say forget about these altogether.
I own both Cryo and Hexa ligatures. I prefer the Hexa because it does produce a much more focused tone for me. As to the thought of having to replace the ligature because of cord stretching, the truth is, the Hexa comes with a hex wrench so that you can tighten the cords should they stretch out due to over tightening the top adjustment screw. This is a great feature of the Hexa.
He can't even keep a straight face when talking about the gimmicks and price. I know ligatures make a difference but you can reach a point of ridiculousness.
"the sound" has spoken ;)
@@RdzArielRodriguez lol
I dont believe for two seconds Stan Getz would ever have said that!!