Vandoren Blue A35 Mouthpiece [Archive]

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cdgsax

02-05-2003, 03:55 AM

Hi. I won one of these mouthpieces on eBay, and I was wondering if any of you guys have had any experience with these mouthpieces. Are they just like the newer Vandoren Mouthpieces or better?

SaxColuss

02-05-2003, 05:35 PM

Is that A jumbo Java mp?

Jazzsums

02-05-2003, 06:18 PM

If it's the jumbo java, you'll get a nice sound of the David Sanborn genre.
If it's a java, you'll have a well made piece in the Meyer neighborhood.
Dave 8)

cdgsax

02-05-2003, 09:26 PM

Thanks

andur74

03-13-2003, 06:41 PM

Hi. I won one of these mouthpieces on eBay, and I was wondering if any of you guys have had any experience with these mouthpieces. Are they just like the newer Vandoren Mouthpieces or better?

Yeah, I play it ad I think it's great. It's not a jumbo java, it's excellent for classic music...try it with bg tradition or optimum vandoren ligature, it will work great (reeds n° 3)

ciao

Hornlip

03-14-2003, 05:18 AM

If I remember correctly, Vandoren's "A35" signifies tip opening & facing length rather than model. So you could have one of several models designated "A35".

03-15-2003, 07:09 AM

The V5 series has an A35 but comes in black. The blue ones are either Java which have rollover baffle, a bit brighter and louder than a Meyer, or the Jumbo Java which have a high baffle and are quite bright. For some reason these pieces never really caught on.

The V5 is the legit line, but the more open pieces (A45 and A55) have a modified chamber design with a bit of a rollover baffle for more projection. Steve Coleman and several other jazz players have used the V5 A45, for whatever that's worth.