Klarinet Archive - Posting 000201.txt from 1996/04

From: "C. D. McClune" <cdm1479@-----.ORG>
Subj: Re: ligatures
Date: Mon, 8 Apr 1996 16:30:36 -0400

For a slipping Bonade ligature, try contact cementing two very thin
strips of cork to the vertical space behind the screws/next to the
mouthpiece.

David McClune, E-Mail,
<cdm1479@-----.org>

On Sat, 6 Apr 1996, Gary Van Cott wrote:

> Since we are on the subject, let me ask another question. I am using
> a reverse Bonade on a recently acquired Vandoren mouthpiece. The
> problem I have is that the ligature tends to slip up toward the tip
> of the mouthpiece.
>
> I would hate to rough up either the outside of the mouthpiece or the
> inside of the ligature. However, something needs to be done to give
> it more grip. What are the recommended solutions?
>
> Gary Van Cott
> Las Vegas, NV
> mccmis@-----.com
>