{"product_id":"bonade-inverted-eb-clarinet-ligature","title":"Bonade Inverted Eb Clarinet Ligature","description":"\u003cp\u003eNote: this is an Eb clarinet ligature. If you're looking for the Soprano version, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/products\/bonade-inverted-soprano-clarinet-ligature-copy\"\u003ehere's\u003c\/a\u003e where you want to be (or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/products\/bonade-inverted-bass-clarinet-ligature\"\u003eBass\u003c\/a\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of the goodness of the Soprano clarinet version, 20% smaller :)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe inverted Bonade ligature. The O.G. Everyone wanted one of these in the 1980s when I was in high school because it was a sign that you were a \"serious player.\" Like, you \"took private\" (as in, private lessons). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese fell out of favor for a while, because \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/collections\/ligatures\"\u003eeveryone and their cousin\u003c\/a\u003e started making ligatures, and each of them had various bells and whistles that made them seem more advanced than that Bonade you had in your case. But recently, people have begun to flock back to Bonade, because they are simple, inexpensive, and really, really good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the \u003cstrong\u003einverted\u003c\/strong\u003e version of the ligature, meaning that the finger screws go on the \u003cstrong\u003eback\u003c\/strong\u003e of the mouthpiece. Does it matter, inverted or non-inverted? Not really, though I am sure that some people think it matters. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing that \u003cstrong\u003edoes \u003c\/strong\u003ematter is how tightly you screw the finger screws. Generally speaking, the conventional wisdom is to tighten the bottom screw fairly tight, to hold the bottom of the reed tightly against the mouthpiece. Then, for the top screw, you can experiment to find the ideal tightness for a specific reed, to let it vibrate more or less near the vamp (the cut) of the reed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoes the plating make a difference? Honestly, only in price and aesthetic. Though again, I'm sure there are players would vehemently disagree with me, given that the plating metals (gold vs. copper vs. silver vs. nickel) have a different MOHS hardness, where gold and silver (2.5) are softer than copper (3) which is softer than nickel (4). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyway, these are now available here, and I am very excited to bring them to you direct from France!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HEROUARD \u0026 BENARD","offers":[{"title":"24K Rose Gold Plated","offer_id":51251005194530,"sku":"LTAECMI2251UPO","price":77.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Silver Plated","offer_id":51251005227298,"sku":"LTAECMI2251UA","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Aged Gold Lacquer","offer_id":51251005260066,"sku":"LTAECMI2251UDGO","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/5799\/1202\/files\/Bonade-Eb-AgedGold-Inverted.jpg?v=1770643114","url":"https:\/\/www.earspasm.com\/fr\/products\/bonade-inverted-eb-clarinet-ligature","provider":"earspasm","version":"1.0","type":"link"}