diff --git a/src/proc/control/argument-tuple-accept.hpp b/src/proc/control/argument-tuple-accept.hpp
index 80cc94f9b..003a38391 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/argument-tuple-accept.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/argument-tuple-accept.hpp
@@ -492,47 +492,40 @@ namespace control {
   /** 
    * Adapter interface for invoking an argument binding (e.g. as defined through
    * AcceptArgumentBinding) \em without the need to disclose the concrete type
-   * actually accepting the bind call. This is an application of the "type erasure"
-   * pattern; in order to use it
-   *  - the concrete type accepting the \bind(..) call need to have a vtable,
-   *    so it can be re-discovered by dynamic_cast
-   *  - moreover, the concrete type must inherit from
-   *  - at the call site, only a reference to the adapter interface is exposed.
+   * actually accepting the bind call. This is an application of "type erasure"
    */
-  class ArgumentReceiver;
+  struct Arguments;
   
-  template<typename SIG>
-  class TypedArgumentReceiver;
+  template<typename TUP>
+  struct TypedArguments;
   
   
-  class ArgumentReceiver
+  struct Arguments
     {
-    public:
-      virtual ~ArgumentReceiver() {}
+      virtual ~Arguments() {}
      
       template<typename TUP>
-      void
-      bindArg (TUP const& args)
+      TUP const&
+      get ()
         {
-          typedef typename bind_arg::_Type<TUP>::Sig Sig;
-          typedef TypedArgumentReceiver<Sig> Receiver;
-          
-          Receiver* dest = dynamic_cast<Receiver*> (this);
+          TypedArguments<TUP>* dest = dynamic_cast<TypedArguments<TUP>*> (this);
           if (!dest)
             throw lumiera::error::Invalid("Wrong type or number of arguments");
           
-          dest->bindArg(args);
+          return dest->args_;
         }
     };
   
   
-  template<typename SIG>
-  class TypedArgumentReceiver
-    : public ArgumentReceiver
+  template<typename TUP>
+  struct TypedArguments
+    : Arguments
     {
-      typedef typename bind_arg::_Type<SIG>::Args ArgTypes;
+      TUP const& args_;
       
-      virtual void bindArg (lumiera::typelist::Tuple<ArgTypes> const&) =0;
+      TypedArguments (TUP const& a)
+        : args_(a)
+        { }
     };
   
     
diff --git a/src/proc/control/command-argument-holder.hpp b/src/proc/control/command-argument-holder.hpp
index 10daadaf9..bbd6a54a2 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/command-argument-holder.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/command-argument-holder.hpp
@@ -137,14 +137,24 @@ namespace control {
         }
       
       
-      virtual CmdFunctor bindArguments (CmdFunctor const& func)
+      /** assign a new parameter tuple to this */
+      virtual void bindArguments (Arguments& args)
+      {
+        if (!arguments_->isValid())
+          bindArg(args.get<ArgTuple>());
+        else
+          arguments_->bindArguments(args);
+      }
+      
+      
+      virtual CmdFunctor closeArguments (CmdFunctor const& func)
         {
           if (!isValid())
             throw lumiera::error::State ("Lifecycle error: can't bind functor, "
                                          "command arguments not yet provided",
                                          LUMIERA_ERROR_UNBOUND_ARGUMENTS);
           
-          return arguments_->bindArguments(func);
+          return arguments_->closeArguments(func);
         }
       
       
@@ -186,7 +196,7 @@ namespace control {
       /** store a new argument tuple within this ArgumentHolder,
        *  discarding and previously stored arguments */
       void
-      bindArg (ArgTuple argTup)
+      bindArg (ArgTuple const& argTup)
         {
           arguments_.template create<ArgHolder> (argTup);
         }
diff --git a/src/proc/control/command-closure.hpp b/src/proc/control/command-closure.hpp
index dce2c9e22..d1ce82d1d 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/command-closure.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/command-closure.hpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "lib/meta/tuple.hpp"
 #include "lib/format.hpp"
 #include "lib/util.hpp"
+#include "proc/control/argument-tuple-accept.hpp"  ////TODO better factor out struct TypedArguments
 
 //#include <tr1/memory>
 #include <tr1/functional>
@@ -194,6 +195,14 @@ namespace control {
         { }
       
       
+      /** assign a new parameter tuple to this */
+      void
+      bindArguments (Arguments& args)
+      {
+        params_ = args.get<ArgTuple>();
+      }
+      
+      
       /** Core operation: use the embedded argument tuple
        *  to close a given functor over its arguments.
        *  @param unboundFunctor an function object, whose
diff --git a/src/proc/control/command-impl.hpp b/src/proc/control/command-impl.hpp
index 7778d0ce7..9b2c93df6 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/command-impl.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/command-impl.hpp
@@ -118,10 +118,9 @@ namespace control {
       void exec (HandlingPattern const& execPattern);
       
       
-      template<typename TYPES>
-      void bindArg (Tuple<TYPES> const&)
+      void setArguments (Arguments& args)
         {
-          UNIMPLEMENTED ("actually bind arguments, maybe create ArgumentHolder");
+          pClo_->bindArguments(args);
         }
             
       
diff --git a/src/proc/control/command.cpp b/src/proc/control/command.cpp
index fad9cd19d..cafeac58a 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/command.cpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/command.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,16 @@ namespace control {
   }
   
   
+  /** @internal pass a new argument tuple to the
+   *  CommandImpl without exposing implementation.
+   */
+  void
+  Command::setArguments (Arguments& args)
+  {
+    _Handle::impl().setArguments(args);
+  }
+  
+  
   CommandDef
   Command::storeDef (Symbol newCmdID)
   {
diff --git a/src/proc/control/command.hpp b/src/proc/control/command.hpp
index 51b7c57a9..61f19ff0f 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/command.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/command.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "pre.hpp"
 #include "include/symbol.hpp"
 #include "proc/control/command-binding.hpp"
-#include "proc/control/command-mutation.hpp"
+#include "proc/control/command-mutation.hpp"         /////TODO: do we need to expose this here?
 #include "proc/control/command-closure.hpp"
 #include "proc/control/handling-pattern.hpp"
 #include "lib/bool-checkable.hpp"
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace control {
       
       
     private:
-     
+      void setArguments (Arguments&);
     };
   ////////////////TODO currently just fleshing  out the API....
   
@@ -154,9 +154,10 @@ namespace control {
   
   template<typename TYPES>
   inline Command&
-  Command::bindArg (Tuple<TYPES> const&)
+  Command::bindArg (Tuple<TYPES> const& tuple)
     {
-      UNIMPLEMENTED("delegate argument binding to command-impl");
+      TypedArguments<Tuple<TYPES> > args(tuple);
+      this->setArguments (args);
       return *this;
     }