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Re: Theo Wanne Enlightened Clarinet Ligature

Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2022-09-24 08:30

Hi Paul,

Interesting removal procedure of your mouthpiece. I've had to deal with some mouthpieces where the tenon cork was so tight that even after removing the ligature and reed, I had to firmly grab the mouthpiece with my entire right hand and the barrel with my left and exert a lot of pressure to even start separating them.

That's why I like Brad Behn's 3 O-ring usage instead of cork on the tenon. With my Prescott, I simply pull the mouthpiece straight up...and it comes off with very little effort.

Theo Wanne's clarinet mouthpieces uses 2 O-rings.

I'm not sure who started using O-rings on the tenon first.

I know many years ago, Runyon used a piece of plastic on the tenon section that had 3 protruding ridges that were about 3/16" across. It appears that because the plastic was quite thin, they apparently didn't last too long. That sure was a long time ago.

I'd like to see the O-ring usage spread to other clarinet mouthpiece makers, however, I sense that the retooling would possibly be a major undertaking.

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