Klarinet Archive - Posting 000448.txt from 2000/10

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpieces (Was: Changes to Elite and other Buffets)
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 17:33:00 -0400

At 01:10 PM 10/9/2000 -0700, you wrote:
> <><> Greg Smith wrote:
>One of the major things that distinguishes the two styles of mouthpiece
>making mentioned is that I apply symmetrical facings only.
>
>
>
> What does 'symmetrical' mean in this context?
>
>Thank you,
> Bill

Bill,

The curve is the same for each rail on the mouthpiece (left and right - on
either side of the window/opening).

Sincerely,
Roger Garrett

Roger Garrett
Professor of Clarinet
Director, Symphonic Winds
Head, Recording Studio
Illinois Wesleyan University
School of Music
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
(309) 556-3268

"A man never discloses his own character so clearly as when he describes
another's."
Jean Paul Richter (1763-1825)

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