Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-10-26 18:38
I've cut the middle out of several Bonade inverted ligatures over the years. I've read that Marcellus started that trend, or at least made it popular. It seems to make the response freer, but that may have been more in my head - a self-fulfilling expectation - than an objective result. Modified in that way or not, I don't find that they slip on my mouthpieces, but one petty detail I always disliked about them is that they make a mark on the back of the mouthpiece.
When I was using Bonades (I've recently been using a VD Ultima, which I like marginally better), I had two ways to protect the mouthpieces, either of which, I think, would also stop the ligature from sliding up. The quick and easy fix was to put a rubber or plastic mouthpiece patch on the back of the mouthpiece. Sometimes the adhesive would squeeze out under the patch and get gummy. Another, slightly more labor-intensive way that doesn't get sloppy over time is to cement a thin strip of cork along each of the two edges of the ligature behind the screw eyelets. I use contact cement. The cork should give you more grip against the mouthpiece material.
Based on my own experience, I don't think the slippage has anything to do with the metal finish. I think it probably has more to do with the shape and, maybe, the surface finish of the mouthpiece blank.
Karl
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