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Re: Lubyen ligature

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2021-08-20 21:34

Ya know, with mouthpieces just being a cone shape made of slippery hard rubber and using them with slippery barked cane reeds (or plastic) it is a wonder to me why all hard material ligatures don't do this.

When I run across this problem I take a small section of 250 grit sandpaper and the sand laterally across the interior surface of the ligature (twist the ligature around the finger with the sandpaper on it). This should create small lateral groves around the interior of the ligature (for the Luyben that would be the sides and top near the screws as well as the four plastic "buttons" that actually touch the reed). Remember it's just roughing up the surface a bit, not actually taking any significant material.

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

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