Klarinet Archive - Posting 000428.txt from 2005/02

From: "Jesse Rogers" <jar2321@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Ligature - Grabner mouthpieces
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 21:29:58 -0500

Interesting Walt, I bought one from WoodwindBrasswind about a year ago and
it was so smooth it wouldn't stay on the mouthpiece. I'd tighten it down
and watch is slide back up. I had to run a graver on the inside where it
meets the back of the mouthpiece to keep it on.
Jesse Rogers
Cols OH

GrabnerWG@-----.com wrote:

>Caution about the Bonade Ligatures as they have been made within the last
>few years. I have handled quite a few of these "newer" ones. For a while I
sold
>them from my website. My problem with them is that the metal edges, under
>the screws, have not been de-burred, buffed, and polished. Since the edges
are
>very rough, they make fearsome parallel scratches in the back of the
>mouthpiece.

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