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Re: Mouthpiece/Ligature combination too tight

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2014-01-31 17:31

I'm using mine right now! The CL4 is a rather narrow mouthpiece, with the only oddity about it being the body under the ligature is more oblique than the rest of the mouthpiece's dimensions would suggest. I am currently using the thickest "plate" (the hard leather) with Vandoren Rue Lepics and the ends of my ligature almost come completely together! The ligature has stretched over the years of use (slightly) but there should be NO problem with this mouthpiece.

Wait, let me edit this a bit. If both items of yours are brand new you probably have two problems. One: the materials are sticking to one another a bit. Try rubbing a bit of baby powder (the pure talc kind) on the inside of the ligature. TWO: the ligature has not been "fitted" to the mouthpiece yet. Take a reed that' not so good (just in case) and put everything together and crank it down pretty good. Now just leave it for a day. You know, the reason the Vandoren Leather ligature comes with a form, is so that you don't just set it squished in your case and let it take on an abnormal form.

..................Paul Aviles

Post Edited (2014-01-31 17:37)

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