Called the new jazz standard, the Vandoren V16 ebonite mouthpieces were designed with the sound of the greatest jazzmen from the fifties to the present in mind. JAVA, V1 and ZZ reeds are recommended for these mouthpieces. The "Medium" chamber is suggested for warm and expressive playing. It is ideal for section playing.
The A8 is a more open faced mouthpiece with qualitites similar to the A5.