Klarinet Archive - Posting 001092.txt from 1998/04

From: Roger Garrett <rgarrett@-----.edu>
Subj: Re: Re: Mouthpiece Facings & Reed Strength
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 14:10:29 -0400

On Sun, 19 Apr 1998, RCLARINET wrote:
> By the way Roger, from my measuring and also from the manufacturers
> advertising I have found that the M13 is about 1.00mm, not 1.05. What their
> advertising says is 1.005.
> It is a very close mouthpiece with a rather short curve behind the tip......a
> thing that can make the mouthpiece feel a bit stuffy and limit the volume and
> resonance of the sound, most especially, but not only, in the upper clarion.
> ciao,
> tom

You have more experience and have measured more of the than me....I bow to
that! However, both Richard Hawkins and I measured the one I brought in -
still in the case, and it measured 1.05 on both sets of tools. Must have
been a deviant!

Roger Garrett
IWU