Those little pieces we all blame for our problems ...

• Mouthpieces - A description of mouthpiece nomenclature and a list of mouthpiece makers
• Barrels - More lists, this time of barrel makers
• Combinations - Yet another list, this one of popular reed, mouthpiece, and barrel combinations
• Kaspar Mouthpieces - A little history on the legendary Kaspar mouthpieces

Ligatures

"...the winner is: Rovner, with 8 picks, followed by Bonade with 7 and Gigliotti with 4. Only one person reported routinely using a string although a second person has tried it with good success."

Ligature Manufacturers: ( indicates a www.woodwind.org sponsor)

Bay-Gale Woodwind Products
Charles Bay
PO Box 3935-C
Westlake Village,CA 91359 USA
Email: cbay@baywoodwind.com
Tel: (805) 497-8161
Fax: 805-497-8208
Barrels, Ligatures, Mouthpieces, Accessories

BG France
Attn: Franck BICHON
42, route de Brignais
69630 Chaponost
Lyon, France
Email: bgfranckbichon@wanadoo.fr
Tel: +33 (0)4 78 56 86 00
Fax: +33 (0)4 78 56 57 78
Ligatures
BG Ligatures and straps. Distributed by International Musical Suplliers, Muncy Winds, R.D.G, Woodwind and Brasswind, etc.

The Clarinet Center (Peter Spriggs)
(Peter Spriggs)
P.O Box 159
Penticton,BC V2A 6K3 Canada
Email: peter@pspriggs.com
Tel: (250) 497-8200
Fax: (250) 497-8200
Barrels, Clarinets, Ligatures

The Freedom Ligature
USA
Email: ligature@musicstudents.com
Tel: (800) 598-9950.
Ligatures

Luyben Music
4318 Main St.
Kansas City,MO 64111-1897 USA
Email: order@luybenmusic.com
Tel: 816-753-7111 Orders: 800-258-9236
Fax: 816-753-6879
Ligatures, Music

James Pyne/Clarion
1672 Rushing Way
Columbus,OH 43235 USA
Email: info@pyne-clarion.com
Tel: (800) JPYNE 440 614 766 7878
Barrels, Mouthpieces, Ligatures

Rovner Products
PO Box 4116
Timonium,MD 21094 USA
Email: rovner@rovnerproducts.com
Tel: (410) 252-7750
Fax: (410) 252-7792
Ligatures

Vandoren sas
(Robert Van Doren)
56 Rue Lepic - 750118
Paris, France
Email: info@vandoren.fr
Tel: +33 (0)1 53 41 83 00
Fax: +33 (0)1 53 41 83 01
Cane, Accessories, Ligatures, Mouthpieces, Reeds
In Paris, the largest Sheet Music Store for clarinet and saxphone (more than 15000 different titles); ordering possible through the Web at vandoren.com. American distributors: Dansr, Inc., 2209 818 W. Evergreen Ave., Chicago, IL 60622
, 888-707-4455, Fax 773-292-1545, Website - http://www.dansr.com