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Re: Greg Smith Mouthpiece

Author: sfalexi
Date: 2004-03-18 14:49

I asked Greg Smith what the tip openings are. He replied to me that there are four. 1*, 1, 1+, 1++. Going from closed to open. And they are all playable with a 3.5 V12. So the tip openings don't vary by that much. However when I tested them out, I could definitely tell the more open ones by the feel. I settled on a 1* (being a maniac for closed mouthpieces for some reason). The 1 and 1* both played very well and felt VERY comfortable to me, but I liked the extra resistence I got with the 1* that I tried.

I bet you'll love them and will find one them OUTSTANDING.

And once again, I doubt he has strict "measurements" for you. There is more than likely a variance even within one model and I seem to remember him telling me that he doesn't take measurements, but simply codes them by how open or closed they feel.

Alexi

US Army Japan Band

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