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If there's an old thread that discusses this specifically, I couldn't find it, so please point me to it.
In shopping around for Bonade ligatures, I've come up with some questions. We'll use the Alto Sax model for example, although I'm interested in several others as well. On WWBW, they have the options as nickel or brass and regular or inverted. However, on Muncy Winds, they have the options of nickel-plated, silver-plated, or gold-plated and standard, inverted, or inverted cut-out. Then I've seen other places with the option of nickel-plated or gold-lacquered. So that leaves use with:
Nickel-plated, Brass, Silver-plated, Gold-plated, and Gold-lacquered.
Since Muncy offers Silver-plated for $10 more than Nickel-plated, I'm assuming these actually are 2 different models. Also, the gold-plated is $25 more, so surely that's not the same as Gold-lacquered or brass (which is the same price as nickel-plated on WWBW)? Also, is Inverted cut-out an actual factory model or is Muncy just cutting out the middle of inverted models and charging $5 extra?
I want to keep this thread to just Bonade information, so please don't offer other suggestions. However, if you have any experience with the various Bonade models, please share, especially if you have comparison-tested various models. Thanks in advance!
--JT
In shopping around for Bonade ligatures, I've come up with some questions. We'll use the Alto Sax model for example, although I'm interested in several others as well. On WWBW, they have the options as nickel or brass and regular or inverted. However, on Muncy Winds, they have the options of nickel-plated, silver-plated, or gold-plated and standard, inverted, or inverted cut-out. Then I've seen other places with the option of nickel-plated or gold-lacquered. So that leaves use with:
Nickel-plated, Brass, Silver-plated, Gold-plated, and Gold-lacquered.
Since Muncy offers Silver-plated for $10 more than Nickel-plated, I'm assuming these actually are 2 different models. Also, the gold-plated is $25 more, so surely that's not the same as Gold-lacquered or brass (which is the same price as nickel-plated on WWBW)? Also, is Inverted cut-out an actual factory model or is Muncy just cutting out the middle of inverted models and charging $5 extra?
I want to keep this thread to just Bonade information, so please don't offer other suggestions. However, if you have any experience with the various Bonade models, please share, especially if you have comparison-tested various models. Thanks in advance!
--JT