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Re: 13 Series Vandoren

Author: kdk
Date: 2022-05-24 22:15

My understanding, when Donald Montanaro originally collaborated in developing the Series 13s (starting with the M13), was that he was trying to create a line of Vandorens that played at "American" pitch (ostensibly 440 or 441) and was a little "darker" than the the traditional Vandorens, which aim higher than 440. One of the ways - I think the main way - was to scoop the baffle out a little to create a larger chamber. That lowered the pitch - unfortunately, especially the throat notes - and did whatever they had wanted to achieve at the time in terms of "darkness."

You can't put material back into the baffle (at least not easily with reliable results). So you either use a shorter barrel, use a VD traditional blank, which is made to play higher in the first place, or find something else from a different mouthpiece manufacturer.

Karl

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