Detail 01
Inverted screw placement
Screws sit under the mouthpiece instead of over the reed. Nothing hard rests against the reed's vibrating surface.

Independent shopping perspective
Tenor sax ligature with inverted screws. For players who want the tightening hardware underneath and out from under the reed's vibrating area.

Strong match
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What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 01
Screws sit under the mouthpiece instead of over the reed. Nothing hard rests against the reed's vibrating surface.
Detail 02
Cut for tenor mouthpiece blanks. An alto ligature will not stretch over it and a bari one sits loose.
Detail 03
Minimal reed contact so more of the reed is free to vibrate, which tends to open up response and volume.
Detail 04
Sized around a standard rubber mouthpiece. Metal mouthpieces are slimmer and generally need a metal-specific ligature.
Final check
Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
The tightening screws are mounted on the underside of the mouthpiece rather than on top over the reed, keeping hardware off the reed.
Usually not. Metal mouthpieces have a smaller outside diameter than hard rubber, so a rubber-sized ligature sits loose.
No. Tenor mouthpieces are larger, so this will not clamp down far enough to hold a reed on an alto piece.
Not always. Caps are matched to ligature shape, so a cap from a different ligature may not slide over this one.
Reference
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