H&B Bonade Inverted Ligature for Bb Clarinet
The Herouard & Bernard (H&B) Bonade Inverted Bb Clarinet Ligature, has two screws which tighten to secure the ligature in place. When putting this ligature on your mouthpiece, it is designed for these screws to face away from the reed; allowing for more consistent contact and vibrations when in use.
- Metal Ligature
- Two Screws
- Two small metal plates to hold the reed in place
About Herouard & Benard
From the grandson of Rose Buffet and Jean Jacques Herouard, Alfred Herouard (1866) who lived in Ezy sur Eure one of the villages considered by the French to be the birthplace of wind instruments. Alfred developed the manufacture of clarinet ligatures but died young, leaving his wife as a female company director, unique for the time, managing the company. From their eldest son, an aviation enthusiast, leaving the company to set up his own called “Herouard Feres” followed by “Herouard Pierre”. His ingenious enterprise improved the manufacture of not only clarinet ligatures, but those of saxophones to. He designed a “cover” to protect the fragile reed, subsequently called the “cap”. It was Alfred and his wife’s daughter, Claudine, that married Marcel Benard in 1946, who then modernised the company and renamed it Herouard & Benard. Today, Herouard & Benard are the only surviving company at the birthplace of the French woodwind instrument industry, still in the hands of the founding family. Their vocation is not only to maintain and develop the company, but to promote musical events in the region.
1. On arrival, every Clarinet & Flute is checked & adjusted in-store. This is essential as every instrument requires some attention after its long journey from the factory.
2. Once sold, every Clarinet & Flute is checked & regulated for a second time as the set-up can be affected by the new materials expanding & contracting according to environmental conditions.
3. New instruments purchased from us can be returned within a year for a FREE check over and adjustment.