Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2018-12-28 08:07
Hard to say if it was a Chedeville. I'd have to measure it. The main Cheds came from Cicero, just outside of Chicago. But even these sometimes were not Cheds. I have several and if you want me to measure yours mail if overnight and I'll ship it back the same way. The cost would be about $45 in shipping. It will take me about 15 minutes to measure it and determine what you have. I even have a few Henri Chedeville's. It's possible you could have an Henri not a Charles Chedeville. Or again maybe not. This is why my mouthpieces say Cicero on them.
When he was in Chicago the supply dried out so he got them from several sources but mainly a source I need to keep quiet as they were very consistent. The bore sizes came in 11, 13, and 15. 13 seemed to be very popular at the time. The company also made the Ann Arbor Kaspar version, which is a shallower baffle and chamber and the distance between the rails was closer, but sounded pretty decent, just a shade brighter. Robert Marcellus really liked the 13 bore and a 1.09 tip opening. However on my gauges they are 1.08. He ordered them in lots of 8 usually for his students. The cost then was about $60. Crazy how the prices have gone up. $1000 to $2000 is not uncommon. Is it worth the cost? Don't think so. It's like that ligature that sells for $900 to $1000, and the dead sounding Backun clarinets that sell for $21,000 for a set. Where do we draw the line here?
I actually have the drawings of these, so I'm very confident with what I'm writing.
A lot of people think the numbers had to do with tip openings, but they did not. Only the bore sizes.
There are stories that he used Buffet mouthpieces and Selmer's, but I haven't seen any mouthpieces changed to his specifications. There are special indications to look for that he would do to all of his mouthpieces.
Oh from the pics, the table looks like it is NOT a Chedeville, but that other company I have to keep a secret to. The table is too wide to be a Chedeville. But it's still a good mouthpiece.
Hope this helps.
Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces
Yamaha Artist 2015
Post Edited (2018-12-28 08:11)
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