Klarinet Archive - Posting 000054.txt from 1995/02

From: Lorne G Buick - Music TA <lgbuick@-----.CA>
Subj: Re: Vandoren Mouthpieces
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 1995 14:38:59 -0500

Hello- I have a chart issued by Vandoren, which is not up to date but
presumably they haven't made any big changes in existing models. In fact
the only one of the three you mention on the chart is the B45Lyre, which
is listed with tip opening 1.27 (wide), facing lgth. 22mm (very long).

The V360 is certainly not a new model- I think I remember playing one in
high school (~1978). It may have been discontinued (?).

If your specs are right for the M13, maybe it's a German style facing?
I've never played one myself, but I've read that they're very close and
long (and also narrower).

On Wed, 1 Feb 1995, David Gilman wrote:

> Does anybody out there have the tip opening and facing specifications on
> some of the newer model Vandoren mouthpieces? I haven't found them yet fot
> the 3UD, the V360, or the B45 Lyre. I saw specs for the new M13 in a
> catalogue of 1.005mm for the tip and 27mm for the facing, but these seem too
> closed and long to be accurate. Does anyone have any more reliable
information?
>
> David Gilman