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Author: Pat Parkin
Date: 2002-04-05 21:33
Hello All,
I have an assortment of older hard rubber Buffet and Evette & Schaeffer mouthpieces, all of
which have the much discussed "one line up, three lines down" that supposedly mark a
Chedeville blank mouthpiece. There are subtle differences, however.
On three of the mouthpieces, the lines are about 1/16" apart. Of these, two are marked Buffet
Crampon and one has no company mark. All three have "FRANCE" to the left of the table and a
"C" to the right, but on the blank mpc the "C" is in a slightly larger typeface.
Four of the mouthpieces are marked "Evette & Schaeffer", have lines between 5/64" and 6/64"
apart, "FRANCE" to the left of the table and "C" to the right, with the "C" in a typeface
slightly larger than the anonymous mouthpiece above, and substantially larger than the two
Buffet Crampon mpc.
The last mpc is a Buffet Crampon "C crown" with the lines 7/64" apart and all the other
attributes.
Are all of these mouthpieces from Chedeville blanks or just some of them?
Thanks
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Author: Douglas
Date: 2002-04-05 22:42
You probably won't get an answer that can be absolutely proven correct, but some, at least, think the mouthpieces you describe are all Chedeville blanks with those blanks having the 3 lines closer together being older Chedeville blanks and more desirable.
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Author: Joe O'Kelly
Date: 2002-04-06 01:11
From my understanding from reading this board, however, I recall reading that Buffet altered the blanks with the Buffet logo on them. The E&S mp were left unaltered, however.
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2002-04-06 02:51
I also have a fine-playing mp with the "1 line up, 3 lines down" and with markings on its "back" [between the lines], a logo? much like that of the older Conns, NEMC, FRANCE, and near the tenon Steelite Ebonite. Beside the table is G 8 [a Woodwind Co facing, very similar to my older WW G8!]. As with Pat, I would be interested if it were a Ched., might make it play even better!! In the WW/BW catalog Bb mp chart, G8 is in column 43, right next to some of my other mps, VD 11.6, B45 and 5RVL, Sel C*, likely medium tip and 20+ mm lay. All comments appreciated re: mystery, Don
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