Klarinet Archive - Posting 000531.txt from 2004/05

From: GrabnerWG@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl]B45 green mouthpiece
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 21:41:55 -0400

Karl says:

<<Even buffing (which was suggested earlier) can result in
accidental removal of material from the rails. It doesn't take much to
change the facing curve enough to be noticeable, and my impression is that
the dimensions of the upper baffle in particular could be critical.>>

Mouthpieces are buffed all the time, to remove scratches, etc. However, you
NEVER touch the facing - the tip rail or the side rails, and never buff inside
the window of the mouthpiece unless you are very very sure what you are doing.
As Karl says, buffing will round the edges, exactly what you do not want to
happen!

Walter Grabner
www.clarinetXpress.com
World-class clarinet mouthpieces
Mouthpiece refacing

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