Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2019-09-16 03:53
Some of the Chicago Kaspar's and almost all of the Ann Arbor's might still be available. I am aware of the source. However none of the Cicero mouthpieces are available. These were pretty much all Chedeville's that Kaspar altered by thinning the rails and opening up the tips. But Kaspar did use other brands of mouthpieces. What made the Chedeville's special were the large bores of about .555" at the throat. These .555" are available in 2 models. It's very confusing. Email me if you wish.
The rubber is a difficult replacement. I did it to Iggie Gennusa's old Chedeville from his 1960's when Iggie said he sounded his best. But it was easier to make a mold from that point, because the tip was so fragile, and this is my suggestion, I made a silicone mold. Very hard to repair broken tips, because of being so thin and the glues don't work well. Even melting assorted rubber together usually fails. So hard to do this because the tip is so thin and the gluing won't last more that the pressure of a double lip embouchure just for testing, unless the rubber is built up and then this feels uncomfortable in your mouth.
Maybe others know of some way of doing this. Without the actual tip to glue, I'm lost. Best of luck and kindly let me know if you get this fixed.
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
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