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Re: Vandoren Masters Mouthpiece Tuning Rings

Author: donald
Date: 2015-02-26 00:05

Mike Lomax also uses/offers a similar concept for his 442 mouthpieces- a ring at the mouthpiece tenon (rather than where the barrel meets the top joint) that elongates a mouthpiece/barrel combination to slightly lower the pitch.
I recall being told by a Vandoren rep at Clarinetfest 2011 that they had provided these rings so they could release the Masters onto the USA market- at that point in time the research/testing etc for the "Masters 13 series" hadn't been completed. I can't remember the name of the woman who told me this, but it seems to make sense.
Over the years I have owned a couple of mouthpieces that were a bit high in pitch for me to use in NZ summer (most venues/studios etc don't have air conditioning, so if you're going to play over the summer, expect to be HOT!) and have tuning rings to put in the top of my favourite barrels to help keep the pitch down... essentionally the same concept. I recall and american player showing me how to make these by cutting the bottom off a "junker" mouthpiece... many years ago. So it's certainly not a new idea, nor unique to Vandoren.
dn

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