Abstract: A ligature for supporting a reed upon the mouthpiece of a single reed musical wind instrument, and method of fabricating the same. The substrate is stamped and formed into a generally tubular, longitudinally split clamping band that has two diametrically opposed windows cut therein. The end portions of the substrate are brought into abutting relation, and a pair of tubular barrels having an inner bore are braised to the exterior surface of the substrate adjacent the edges of the abutting end portions. The inner bore of each barrel has a threaded end portion. The barrels are each cut through their center portion. Each barrel is adapted to cooperate with a thumb screw to adjustably move the end portions of the substrate relative to each other so the ligature can be tightly secured upon the mouthpiece. A pair of longitudinally spaced clamping surfaces are formed in the end portions of the substrate extending inwardly and radially opposite the barrels.