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Re: Mouthpiece identification

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2018-07-10 05:15

Like I said I wish it was a better picture. Thanks for the inputs. Guess we are narrowing down. Don't think Artie played on a Chedeville. Maybe someone knows.

The above Chedeville - Ch Chedeville IS the later model which is different. Although good they are not as good as the first run of Chedevilles. The big differences are the window distance are too wide compared to the very early Chedevilles. Including the rare Henri Chedeville. Also the bore is bigger on the old mouthpieces.

Hope this helps players not to send tons of money on these newer models. Buy a caliper to be sure. They are priced under $20 at Harbor Freight. You will find that the new Chedevilles are about .015" wider or more. This effects how the rails of the reeds vibrate and how the sound carries. Plus that special ping and ring. So too much of the rails vibrate. I'm sure people out there will disagree, that's fine. Buy some calipers and you will see that I'm right.

Everyone should own a few sets of calipers for reed adjustments and for finding great unmarked mouthpieces. A lot of Chedeville mouthpieces were never marked in the 1940's.

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

Yamaha Artist 2015

Post Edited (2018-07-10 05:37)

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