Klarinet Archive - Posting 000452.txt from 2000/10

From: rgarrett@-----.edu
Subj: Re: [kl] Mouthpieces (Was: Changes to Elite and other Buffets)
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2000 17:42:01 -0400

At 01:42 PM 10/9/2000 -0700, you wrote:
> I looked at all my mouthpieces and also paged through Gibson, but to
>my naked eye, there's no evidence (or mention) of unsymmetrical rails.
>Is an unsymmetrical mouthpiece a rare and specialized item, or a common
>item that I've never noticed?

It wouldn't be visible with the naked eye. We are talking about very very
tiny amounts as measured by a piece of flat glass and feeler guages - like
those use to measure spark plug gaps.

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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