Klarinet Archive - Posting 000074.txt from 2001/11

From: Ed Wojtowicz <ewoj@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] More Mouthpiece questions
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 23:26:15 -0500

If comparing with recent Bay mouthpieces, be aware that a MO facing from the
70's is not the same as his MO from today. At some point, he began making
them much more open. If I recall correctly, the older mouthpiece might be in
the neighborhood of a 107 tip and the newer MO may be 120.

Ed

> From: JMarioneau@-----.com
> Reply-To: klarinet@-----.org
> Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 15:19:38 EST
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Subject: [kl] More Mouthpiece questions
>
> 3. The facing is a MO-L. I played a great Bay mouthpiece (MO-M) back in the
> 70's until I loaned it to a student who moved to Germany and took the
> mouthpiece with her never to be heard from again. I think the long facing is
> not for me. Should I use a little softer reed on the long facig?
> Would anyone want to trade this one for a regular Bay MO-M if I can't get used
> to the long facing?

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