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Vandoren
Model: T95
Sax: alto, tenor, baritone
Material: hard rubber
Chamber: medium
Baffle: low
Description: Pictured here is a T95 hard rubber mouthpiece for tenor saxophone.
Model: V16
Sax: alto, tenor, baritone
Material: hard rubber, metal
Chamber: medium
Baffle: low
Description: Seen here is a V16 hard rubber alto saxophone mouthpiece.
Model: Red
Sax: alto, tenor
Material: hard rubber
Chamber: medium
Baffle: low
Description: These pictures show a rare ‘red’ hard rubber Vandoren tenor mouthpiece that was opened by Ed Zentera to 0.109”.
Model: Rationale
Sax: alto, tenor, baritone
Material: metal
Chamber: medium
Baffle: low
Description: The Vandoren mouthpieces were originally issued with the Leblanc Rationale saxophones. It is marked ‘Vandoren Paris’ and ‘V. J. Abato’.
Model: T77
Sax: alto, tenor, baritone
Material: hard rubber, metal
Chamber: medium
Baffle: low
Description: Pictured here is a T7 metal tenor saxophone mouthpiece.
Model: Blue Jumbo Java
Sax: alto, tenor
Material: hard rubber
Chamber: medium
Baffle: high
Description: Vandoren also made a series of ‘Blue Jumbo Java’ mouthpieces. The feature a lower baffle compared to the ‘red’ series of Vandoren mouthpieces. Below is the cover photo from a Robert Stewart album ‘The Movement’ (2002).
Model: Perfecta
Sax: alto, tenor, baritone
Material: hard rubber
Chamber: medium
Baffle: low
Description: Vintage Vandoren ‘Perfecta’ mouthpieces have two rings around the top and two rings at the end of the shank. They feature a short roll-over baffle and straight side walls with a horse shoe shaped chamber.