The Making of a Mouthpiece (Slide Show)
Vandoren Paris
An informational slide show regarding the mouthpiece manufacturing process. It consists of 37 photo slides and captions. You must have flash installed to view the slide show.
An Excerpt:
"Blank mouthpieces, molded from an extremely hard material obtained from rubber called ebonite, are put on a late to be shaped. Locating the exact center point..."