Vandoren V16 A7 small chamber alto hard rubber mouthpiece

[Toni Linder]

Is it true this mouthpiece sounds pretty much like a New York Meyer?

[colibri]

What does a NY Meyer sound like? Cannonball? Phil Woods? or do you just sound like your old self? :roll:

Seriously, the small chamber Vandorens and NY Meyers are different. The NY Meyers are brighter, more alive sounding. The A7S plays closer to a current Meyer 7S. If you compare them, they look almost identical, except the Vandoren has wider rails.

[Toni Linder]

Actually, I haven't used my Meyer 5M a lot this last years ... the opening is too small for me, I prefer opening around .85.

Normally I play on a RPC (Coelho) rubber mouthpiece opening to .85 which is in many ways perfect. But playing lead alto I sometimes are told "to play louder" or "fatter" or "with more projection", so I got a bit annoyed with the RPC.

I'm looking for a mouthpiece with a less spread sound than the RPC. That's why I asked about the Vandoren.

[colibri]

Write me an email if you want a Vandoren. I have one and a bunch of other stuff that you might be interested.
Colibri@asianavenue.com

[Kritavi]

Although of course everyone is different my experience with the V16 7 small were quite dissapointing. I hated it, thought it was terrible really. No where near as good as a current production Meyer in my opinion. Sold it immediately. And my metal V16 is my all time favorite mouthpiece.
You might look at an SR Tech legend, a buddy just got one and it made a huge improvement in his sound.
I just got a Lawton metal that I use on amplified gigs in place of the Jumbo Jave I have used. And an old Broadus when I want to play quietly and sound beautiful.
The one other great recent find suprisingly was a stock Ackerman .82 not one of the expensive ones. Like a supercharged Meyer and not expensive either.

[Vortex]

Actually I have a Vandoran V16 A7S, and I really like it. It plays with a nice strong edge, silky smooth response, and has excellent projection. I think you'd probably like this mpc, and it seems to fit your needs.

[Toni Linder]

Actually, I bought a V16 maybe one month ago and I totally agree with what Vortex says. It's great for playing lead alto in a big band or solo with a small group.