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Re: VanDoren V360?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2024-02-25 19:26

Ben Shaffer wrote:

> So Ive got an opportunity to buy a used Van Doren V360
> Mouthpiece. Looking on the VanDoren Website it appears this MP
> has been long discontinued. Ive got a number of VanDoren MP's
> with various levels of Loudness and tone from an M13 to a 5RV
> to a B45. So There are several VanDoren MP's with tip openings
> between the 5VR and the B45. Does anyone know what the Tip
> Opening of the V360 is?
>

I used to recommend V360 (among others) to students 50 years ago, so I think it must have been very similar to a 5RV/2RV - close tip opening (less than 1.06 mm) and probably a "medium" curve (16-17 mm - 32-34 on an Eric Brand scale). Of course, with a mouthpiece that old you may not be getting the original facing. It wasn't an especially prized mouthpiece even when it was being made - functional and reliable, not special.

Karl

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