Vandoren's Optimum Ligature

Features  Three different pressure plates  Directions For Use  Changing the Pressure Plate

Unsurpassed performance and reliability

• Precise and rapid tightening; a unique double-track screw mechanism tightens both sides of the ligature equally.
• Vertical and symmetrical tightening:
  • - Adjusts easily on the mouthpiece
  • - The reed remains exactly in place
• Neither reed nor ligature are compressed at the sides.

Easily adjusts for any situation
3 interchangeable pressure plates adjust to the sound, style, and musical piece you're performing.

Expression with freedom

The collar around the mouthpiece remains independent of the area in contact with the reed, allowing the vibrations of the reed to develop without interference.

With Vandoren's Optimum Ligature, you'll find that more and more reeds perform to your expectations.

With the success of Vandoren's Bb clarinet Optimum Ligature, the company has decided to expand the Optimum line. Production on the alto saxophone Optimum Ligature began in October, 1997, and production on the V16 tenor sax Optimum Ligature will begin in November. In 1998, Vandoren will also add Optimum Ligatures for Eb, alto, and bass clarinet and soprano, tenor, and baritone saxophone.

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Three different pressure plates

Whether you're playing classical or jazz, the Optimum Ligature's three pressure plates accommodate your style.

	Plate No.l A rich, colorful sonority which produces great resonance.  Smooth, even sound.  Extraordinary blowing ease.  Plate No.2 A more compact, centered sonority  Smooth, even sound.  Extraordinary blowing ease.  Plate No.3 The reed vibrates in total freedom, producing a very flexible sound.  Greater ease of expression.

 

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Directions For Use

Setting Up The Ligature

Tightening The Ligature

 

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Changing The Pressure Plate
Taking Off The Plate	Setting Up The Plate	Locking The Plate

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