Klarinet Archive - Posting 000528.txt from 1999/11

From: "O'Neile & Fisher" <redcedar@-----.au>
Subj: [kl] Irregular Mouthpieces
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 1999 20:00:46 -0500

James Pyne wrote:
"On the other hand, clarinet and saxophone mouthpieces are irregular in shape,
both inside and out, yet must be held in a position in which some sort of
machining tool (and this varies between manufacturers) can cut the facing. etc."

James,
My curiousity is aroused.
1. I assume the bore of the mouthpiece is drilled, but how is the
throat typically machined and shaped to integrate with the bore?
2. Why is it not possible to extrude or mould (if those are the correct
terms) the plastic mouthpiece and gain the apparently fine dimensional
tolerances that seem to be readily achieved with other plastic products?
Michael

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