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Re: Vandoren Ligatures

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-10-15 22:41

It is very interesting that the German mouthpieces usually do not have deep baffles and chambers. Yet the mouthpieces are considered darker. I disagree. I think they are warmer because they project really well. The facings are very long and the tip opening are usually under 1 mm. Players use very strong reeds and the German reeds are cut differently. All of this together, plus the instruments having smaller bores, produces a warmer sound.

So, I continue to ask why did Buffet make their R13 bores bigger? Why do some mouthpiece makers make the baffles way too deep? These are serious mistakes. They've killed the sound, mixing up dark with warm. But thankfully there are people out there demanding warmth to the sound. Hopefully we will soon see a change and see some really amazing mouthpieces and some new horns come out in the next few years.

By the way, Yamaha I feel is really on track giving players a really nice sound. It's still not there yet, but Yamaha is a big company. Hopefully they will hear us and give us that smaller bore.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

Post Edited (2017-10-15 22:54)

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