New Vandoren products

June, 2010 Chicago, IL– Vandoren is proud to announce the introduction of new clarinet and saxophone mouthpieces and improvements to some of our most successful ligatures.

M30 Lyre

The M30 Lyre is a variation on a familiar theme. The M30 Lyre fits between the M30 and the 5RV Lyre in terms of its dimensions (113.5mm tip opening and medium long facing) and fills that space nicely in terms of sound too – it’s very flexible, with a big, round sound that is denser and easy to control. This mouthpiece favors harder reeds: 3, 3.5 and 4 in Traditional and 3.5, 3.5+ and 4 in V12 and 56 rue Lepic. It’s available in Standard Profile, Profile 88 and 13 Series.

VD5

The newest addition to Vandoren’s line of traditional German clarinet mouthpieces, this model has a tip opening of 1.135mm and a medium long facing. It produces a rich, full sound with relatively light reeds (White Master 2, 2.5, or 3 are recommended). The VD5 is available in two different shanks – small (22.0mm diameter) and wide (22.4mm diameter, ideal for Wurlitzer clarinets).

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“D Concept” mouthpieces

This new series combines the Boehm and Oehler systems into one – the D Concept (or “Deutsch Concept”). The mouthpieces in this series start as French-style mouthpiece blanks that are altered in such a way that they can be used interchangeably on French- or German-style clarinets. On the outside, they look like a German mouthpiece but on the inside the rails, bore, and length and diameter of the shank have all been adjusted to offer the perfect balance between a very warm sound and fantastic intonation.

There are two models in the D Concept series: the M30D (1.15mm tip opening, long facing) and the B40D (119.5mm tip opening, medium long facing). Because these mouthpieces are based on a French mouthpiece, French-cut reeds (Traditional, V12 and 56 rue Lepic) offer the best match. The 56 rue Lepic reeds, in particular, do very well with these mouthpieces.

V16 Bari Sax mouthpieces

The new V16 bari sax mouthpieces will be available in limited quantities this summer after extensive prototype testing. They will be available in 3 models – the B5 (2.55mm tip, medium long facing), the B7 (2.75mm tip, medium long facing), and the B9 (3.10mm tip, long facing). These three pack quite a punch, with all the flexibility and power you could ask for while being extraordinarily easy to play. These will make a huge splash among bari players. Availability will be very limited until January.

Updated ligatures – New updates are coming to the Vandoren ligature line.

Leather – The leather ligature has been improved by changing the conventional tightening screw to the Optimum-type screw, which provides an even tension because the screw moves from both directions.. The metal plate (for both the Bb clarinet and alto saxophone) has also been modified to a slightly more elegant and efficient design.

New additions – Finally, Vandoren is proud to introduce an Optimum ligature and Leather ligature for the V16 bari sax mouthpieces. These mouthpieces have an outer diameter more similar to a tenor mouthpiece than a baritone and therefore require a smaller ligature and a different cap. The Optimum will be available with a plastic cap only (plus the usual 3 plates), while the Leather will be available with a choice of plastic or leather cap (along with the 3 plates).

You can expect to see all these great new products in your favorite store by October.

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PLEASE NOTE - ARC Members Donald Harrison, Jr.; Don Aliquo (Southern Excursion Quartet); Bruce Williams use and officially endorse Vandoren products…