Vandoren Optimum Silver Eb Clarinet Ligature Mouthpieces

Vandoren Optimum Silver Eb Clarinet Ligature MouthpiecesNote: This is a Eb Clarinet Ligature. The Vandoren Optimum. Its not fussy like many other ligatures, lets the reed vibrate (and you have three reed plates to choose from which sliiiiightly change the response of the ligature), and its a great value.

Three are included with a period-appropriate crook that might look odd (or performative) but actually serves an ergonomic purpose

it's ergonomic

if you're a doubler sharing horns)

synthetic doesn't mean identical: two VK1s of the same strength will feel different

Copper necks make a difference

The design philosophy was restraint — just three facings

If you like a soft 3

and the moisture content of the wood varies with each piece

the Etude slides down from the top and clicks into place

and after that

Then when 19th-century players started performing the concerto on regular clarinets

bouncing around with my screwdrivers