Vandoren V16 Metal Tenor Sax Mouthpiece

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Vandoren V16 Metal Tenor Sax Mouthpiece
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Why Woodwind & Brasswind ?

Designed as the ultimate jazz mouthpiece, the V16 Metal is made with the legendary "Bell Metal" brass then plated with 24 karat gold. This construction yields a dark and expressive sound.

Vandoren V16 Tenor sax Mouthpiece

T45
For every and any type of playing (especially Jazz) Tip: 235 / Facing: Medium

T55
Warm sound, but with an edge. Highly adaptable. Tip: 250 / Facing: Long

T75
The "standard reference" in its category. Tip: 265 / Facing: Med Long

T77
A "long" facing (table) offering great balance and a particularly rich dynamic range. Tip: 277 / Facing; Long

T95
The same great qualities as with the other facings, but more open. Can satisfy all demands. Tip: 295 / Facing: Long

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Ligature / Cap	Not Included
Material	24K Gold Plated Bell Metal Brass
Tip / Facing	See Above

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by gggmann18 (GGGMANN18@aol.com) 9/22/2008 3:14:33 PM

Musical Experience: 17 yrs. playing; 3 yrs music educator
Style of music: classical, jazz, klezmer
Hometown NJ

I do some of my own mouthpiece work and out of most of the mouthpieces I tried this was one that played right out of the box! The only adjustment I made was that I put a small baffle in it to give the tone a bit more focus. I felt it was very consistent in the way it plays and was very even going through the registers. The mouthpiece I feel is very well crafted! The facing and tip rail is beautifully made. Kudos to Vandoren.

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1 found helpful, 0 found unhelpful.
An excellent Mouthpiece!

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by Sasha Mirzayans 4/26/2008 12:51:52 PM

Musical Experience: 35 years
Style of music: jazz & rb
Hometown California

I always played the Ottolink 8* until I tried out the Vandoren V16 Tip 95 There is a slightly better tonal quality in the Vandoren that keeps you guessing as to where does it come from? Amazingly a very good piece of work!

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5 found helpful, 1 found unhelpful.
Can't Complain

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by Clay Hackett (clayhackett7@gmail.com) 12/12/2007 6:31:13 AM

Musical Experience: College Jazz Student
Style of music: Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, Latin
Hometown Jacksonville, FL

I've had three of these mouthpieces - one was stolen with a Keilwerth, one was borrowed from a friend while waiting on a replacement, and now I play the replacement on a new Keilwerth. The best part is they all played just as well as each other; Easy intonation, good on reeds, and a great, big, not-too-bright-but-still-contemporary sound. I recommend it to anyone looking for more from their hard rubber mouthpiece without going chamber-wild on a big bright metal piece. Hands down the best tenor mouthpiece I've played. I play the T75 model with V16 reeds and an Optimum ligature.

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2 found helpful, 0 found unhelpful.
Yup, kinda like a Link

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by Dan 10/15/2007 2:06:46 AM

Musical Experience: Amateur
Style of music: Jazz
Hometown Austin, TX

It has a very centered, dry, clear and dark tone. I couldn't help but think of early Coltrane... It definitely seemed to like harder reeds best, perhaps due to a longer facing.

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