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 ligature/mouthpiece question
Author: wjk 
Date:   2002-05-29 03:15

I have a Van Doren Optimum ligature. I notice that the ligature fits properly into the metal cap when the ligature screw is tightened all the way. When I finish playing, I remove my reed and store it in a reed case. Will it harm the mouthpiece(without reed) to be stored INSERTED loosely into the fully tightened ligature/ cap assembly?

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 RE: ligature/mouthpiece question
Author: joevacc 
Date:   2002-05-29 03:25

wjk,

I like to put a reed over the facing to protect it. An old synthetic reed works very well but a cane reed (an old or dead one) works also. One good nick can very well be the end of a mouthpiece.

Good Luck,

-=[Joe Vacc]=-

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 RE: ligature/mouthpiece question
Author: William 
Date:   2002-05-29 03:59

I use reed blanks when storing my mpc/lig/cap to protect the lay, rails and tip from any possible damage. Probably, a loosely tightened ligiture with the cap is a safe manner of storage, but being a naturally clumsey person makes me a bit over protective. Good Clarineting!!!!! (economics is also a concern as my mpcs are expensive and irreplacable)

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 RE: ligature/mouthpiece question
Author: Bob 
Date:   2002-05-29 12:46

Both above sound like good practices. Personally I get paranoid about my mouthpieces and so I store them in separate pouches when not being used.

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 RE: ligature/mouthpiece question
Author: Mark Pinner 
Date:   2002-05-30 12:16

Paranoia is a state of mind.

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 RE: ligature/mouthpiece question
Author: Tim 
Date:   2002-05-31 14:45

"When everyone is out to get you, paranoid is just good thinking."

- Doctor Johnny Fever

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