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Ceteris parabus and mouthpieces

Author: ThatPerfectReed
Date: 2014-02-25 17:55

It's Latin and means, "holding all else equal."

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While I realize that many factors go into a mouthpiece, like

tip opening, facing length, materials, and the methods by which facings are made, where sometimes there’s deliberate asymmetry, or arc changes/dips,
and that it’s all very subjective in that one players dream mouthpiece is another players “doorstop,”

I was wondering if someone could describe what

1) the size of the tip opening, holding all else equal (if this can even fairly be done) does to playing, in terms of reed strength, resistance, articulation, intonation, etc. and what

2) facing length, holding all else equal (if this can even fairly be done) does to playing, in terms of reed strength, resistance, articulation, intonation, etc.

Thanks

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Re: Ceteris parabus and mouthpieces

Author: sonicbang
Date: 2014-02-26 10:04

Larger tip opening-more resistance, more air, requires softer reed
smaller tip opening-the contrary
longer facing-less resistance, harder reed is necessary
shorter facing-the contrary

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Re: Ceteris parabus and mouthpieces

Author: john4256
Date: 2014-02-26 16:38

Actually it should be : Ceteris paribus

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Re: Ceteris parabus and mouthpieces

Author: Ed
Date: 2014-02-26 18:20

You can find some good info here-

http://www.ridenourclarinetproducts.com/facings.htm

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