Klarinet Archive - Posting 000474.txt from 1996/09

From: "Scott D. Morrow" <SDM@-----.EDU>
Subj: Re: mouthpiece profile
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 01:03:08 -0400

>To anyone and everyone who might be able to help me:
>
>Ben Armato's wonderful "Perfect-a-Reed" book (which I highly recomend to anyone
>looking for a good reed book) recomends rounding the corners of a reed to match
>the curve of the mouthpiece. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get a
>profile of the mouthpiece curve to work with (say a piece of cardboard or
>something)? The one suggestion I have been given so far is a photocopy, which
>did not work, because it was too dark no matter what I did. Also because it
>copied the whole mouthpiece, and was not precise enough. Any and all
>suggestions would be greatly appreciated. By the way, most of the Van Doren
>reeds that I use seem to have TOO MUCH of a curve for my Genusa mouthpiece.
>
>Thanks, and happy Klarineting!
>
>
>Greg Baker

Greg,
Could you just lay the mouthpiece, "facing"-down, on a piece of
posterboard and carefully trace the end with a pencil? Then you could cut
it out and work off of the template.

-Scott

Scott D. Morrow
Department of Biochemistry
School of Hygiene and Public Health
Johns Hopkins University
(410)-955-3631

SDM@-----.edu