VANDOREN M/O TENOR SAX GOLD LIGATURE & PLASTIC CAP

I have a very old VanDoren mouthpiece which I use in preference to the Yanagisawa mouthpiece that came with my Yanagisawa tenor sax. The Yanagisawa mouthpiece sounds great, but is very hard work. On the other hand, the VanDoren sounds a little tame with a soft ligature, but it's difficult to get a standard metal ligature to hold the reed tightly enough. This VanDoren metal ligature fits well, and has a recessed section that holds the reed precisely in place - no slipping sideways when putting the mouthpiece onto the crook of the saxophone. The resulting sound, using the same Jazz Select reed as before, is impressive – rich lower notes, and clearly defined high notes. It's only a small piece of metal, but the precise engineering and musical results are well worth the price.