Klarinet Archive - Posting 000125.txt from 2001/12

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Harrison Ligature
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 10:14:37 -0500

Those who liked the discontinued Harrison Ligatures will be interested to
find that Rico is planning to manufacture them. According to their website,
www.ricoreeds.com=20

"RICO INTERNATIONAL UNVEILS GRAND CONCERT SELECT H SERIES LIGATURE

Rico International, the world=B9s leading manufacturer of woodwind reeds and
accessories, recently unveiled the new Grand Concert Select H Series
Ligature. Conceived as a "retro" version of the famous Harrison ligature
used by many of the world=B9s greatest clarinetists and saxophonists, the H
Series ligature has been developed through intensive research and refined
with the cooperation of prominent Japanese musicians.

=B3The H Series ligature has been designed to hold the reed firmly to the
table of the mouthpiece assuring better contact and therefore reducing leak=
s
along the siderails,=B2 according to Brian Terrell, Rico International=B9s
manager of product quality and development.

This premium quality ligature will be introduced initially to the Japanese
market followed by its release worldwide. The H Series is designed to fit
standard Bb clarinet and alto saxophone hard rubber mouthpieces. Two
finishes will be available @-----."

Ed

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