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Re: Asymmetrical curve vs. Symmetrical curve

Author: Tobin
Date: 2006-09-13 00:29

It is hard to jump in after Mr. Smith, but I have a tiny anectdote to add.

My teacher in middle and high school was Louis Greenspan, who had been principal of the Marine Band for some time ages ago.

He had studied mouthpiece making with Goldbeck at the same time as Kaspar.

Louis made a mouthpiece for me that at one point was broken (no need to go into that bad memory), and at the time he directed me to replace (for the time being) with a Kaspar.

In the making of the mouthpiece for me Louis had be concerned with creating an asymmetry based something he divined by looking at my embouchure and my teeth.

Is anyone else familiar with Goldbeck, and does asymmetry play a part in his designs?

(Caveat: I am relating all of this as best I can, but there may be some inaccuracies.)

I relate this to indicate that Kaspar's asymmetrical ideas did not begin with him according to my late teacher. Mr. Smith's statements would lead me to believe that I may be completely wrong, or perhaps missunderstood the details at the time.

James Tobin

James

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