Klarinet Archive - Posting 000109.txt from 1994/05

From: Tom Ascher <U15310@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: Need help in deciphering mouthpiece specifications
Date: Thu, 5 May 1994 10:17:52 -0400

The reed chart from the Woodwind & Brasswind is VERY confusing! It
purports to show the chart based on the length of facings, but it shows
mouthpieces in the same column that have widely different facing lengths
based on manufacturer's specs. Also, the chart shows nothing about the
aperture widths. I suggest you get charts from the manufacturer's
themselves. The Vandoren mouthpiece specs are contained in every box
of Vandoren reeds.

I'm also attaching a chart that I made based on the Vandoren literature: