Beginner Saxes Ligature help

[Phil]

If you care about the cosmetics of your mouthpieces dont use an inverted lig.
Most models dig nicely into the underside of the mouthpiece leaving little divits all over the place.

I made a lot of work for myself sanding and polishing one day when play testing with one.

As a result I think I stomped it flat...If I didnt I will next time I see it.

 

[Pete Thomas]

Most models dig nicely into the underside of the mouthpiece

Don't you mean the top of the mouthpiece?

I would think of the underside as the table and rails - I can understand why a refacer/maker might consider that the top, it's the bit they spend all day staring at 🙂

 

[saxyjt]

NB: leather ligs are rare, often people say leather when they mean fabric.

Makes sense. Leather would gradually loose it's original shape/dimensions and become useless. It looks like leather so I assumed it was or could be.

 

[Phil]

Im not sure what people consider what part...but I mean the part opposite the table
...where logos and such tend to live.

It doesnt make a performance difference but my feeling is that a good product avoids damage (cosmetic or not) to all parts of a mouthpiece.

If they dont...well they can kiss my axe due to their lack of appreciation for the work some of us do

 

[Zugzwang]

[QUOTE="Phil, post: 381946, member: 209"...well they can kiss my axe ....[/QUOTE]
Nice! I'll go for "Kiss my maul", to avoid copyright issues, but always a hat tip for novel ways of being insulting.