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Re: Vandoren Black Diamond

Author: seabreeze
Date: 2015-06-04 18:29

Claribass,

Some players consider A = 440 to be the American standard for tuning versus the A = 442 pitch that many European orchestras prefer. IF you accept A = 440 as the American standard then a mouthpiece playing at A = 441 would be "a little sharp by American standards." The Vandoren series 13 mouthpieces have slightly deeper baffles and other adjustments that make them play around A=440. In the Reserve line of mouthpieces, the ones marked "E" (for European) tend to play at about A = 442 and the regular ones tune a bit lower, around A = 440. I have not tried the Vandoren BD5 in the series 13 model but I assume that it plays at a slightly lower pitch than the BD5 regular model I have. When Vandoren first issued the series 13 models of many of their mouthpieces, they announced that these models would accomodate what they perceived as the American preference for the lower tuning standard of A = 440. The regular BD5 I have does not play as high as I expected (I expected it to play at A = 442), but it does play higher than the American standard of A = 440. Perhaps that is an intentional compromise or it may also be a random variation of mass production.

Post Edited (2015-06-04 19:33)

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