Vandoren Optimum Ligature Sax Alto - LIGATURE FOR CONTRALTO SAX WITH PLASTIC HOOD

(This text is machine translated) The reed is fixed to the mouthpiece by means of an element called ligature, which is a band made of metal: the name derives from the fact that in the past the common string was used for this purpose (something that some instrumentalists, especially the clarinetists of the German school, still do). Its function remains that of solidly fixing the reed to the mouthpiece. The ligatures allow the replacement of the plate with others of different shape and type allowing to slightly modify the sound and above all the "resistance" of the reed.