[wwjdwithca]

My Son's Teacher has asked him to get a Vandoren mouthpiece with a gold resonator ring. He couldn't remember the model name.
I found this V16:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/prod...-Jazz-Band-Optimum-Mouthpiece-Pack?sku=465063

But how come most of the V16 Optimums that I'm finding as a mouthpiece only (and not a kit) do not have the ring? What does the ring signify, anything?

Thanks!

Kevin

 

[J.Max]

The ring doesn't mean anything...the alto ones don't have it and the tenor ones do.

 

[Agent27]

My V16 alto has the ring and looks like the current tenor V16's. But I got it a few years ago. The pic in the recent WWBW catalog shows it without the ring. My Optimum alto doesn't have a ring.

And V16's and Optimums are really 2 different pieces. The V16's are jazz pieces and the Optimum is a classical piece. I suspect the reason V16 and Optimum are in the title of that package is because it includes a V16 mouthpiece and an Optimum ligature.

But yeah, the ring is just decoration. It's just a part of the mouthpiece painted gold. I've never heard it called a "resonator ring". It doesn't really mean anything.

 

[YAY SAXOPHONE]

The ring is just for looks. My V16 I own doesn't have a ring. I think only the newer models have rings, as mine is a few years old. So, don't worry about the ring or not.

Kevin

 

[wwjdwithca]

Thanks!

Thanks everyone for the help! Again, this website proves it's value