Klarinet Archive - Posting 000209.txt from 1999/08

From: "Mark Weinstein" <cpaok@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Student mouthpieces
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 22:38:04 -0400

Takashi Kawai wrote:
"Current Vandoren's mouthpieces (model names are PRINTED on the mouthpiece)
are plastic, I think. They don't make silver plated keys (and ligatures)
tarnished, while the hard rubber contains sulfur which tarnishes silver
keys. If the model name (5RV, B44, or whatever) is etched on the
mouthpiece, the mouthpiece must be a hard rubber, old type.

then,

Roger Garrett replied:
All 5RV's and B44's currently being manufactured by Vandoren are
mostdefinitely hard rubber. The information above is incorrect.
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I have a Van Doren B45 that I purchased two years ago. I know that the model
# "B45" was not etched, it was printed and my
(then metal) ligature wore the print model # info off.

Finally, while we are on this discussion, and beacuse we have many members
who use Selmer mouthpieces ... what are Selmer mouthpieces made out of ???
Anybody else got a mouthpiece that we haven't mentioned that they wish to
include ?

Thanks.

mw

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