Klarinet Archive - Posting 000222.txt from 1999/08

From: Bill Hausmann <bhausman@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] Student mouthpieces
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 06:50:26 -0400

At 09:38 PM 8/10/1999 -0500, Mark Weinstein wrote:
>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.
>
Apparently they went to a cheaper manufacturing method (no surprise here).
And the formulation may have changed to reduce the free sulphur, but
Vandorens are definitely hard rubber.

>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 ?
>
Selmer PARIS mouthpieces are hard rubber. SOME Selmer USA mouthpieces are
(the more expensive ones, of course).

Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
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