Klarinet Archive - Posting 000835.txt from 1998/04

From: Neil Leupold <nleupold@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: couple questions
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:21:43 -0400

On Thu, 16 Apr 1998, Scorp1014 wrote:

> 2) Ok, this also is about my new mouthpiece. I have Vandoren reverse
> ligature and it seems loose on the Morgan mouthpiece. When I try to switch
> mouthpieces between my Bb and my A clarinet, the ligature always comes loose
> (the screws are tightened all the way). I've put tons of cork grease on so
> that the mouthpiece comes off easily, but the ligature still slides around a
> lot. Is there anything I can do ?

Get yourself a Bonade inverted metal ligature (no, they don't make
a plastic or material one -- I'm just being specific). The Bonade
tends to have a smaller diameter than the Vandoren. I actually
can't use it on my current mouthpiece because it's too small and
will scratch the heck out of it.

Neil