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Re: Is my mouthpiece too asymmetrical?

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2015-04-21 17:05

Dibbs wrote:

>
> That's not a very good procedure. A reed isn't necessarily
> very flat and a single piece of paper only measures symmetry at
> a single point on the curve.

Of course that's true. If you're trying to get an accurate picture of a mouthpiece's curve, you couldn't rely on using a piece of paper and a reed. All the OP wants to know is whether or not there's an asymmetry in the curve sufficient to cause his reeds to seem unbalanced, since the consensus he's gotten is that it isn't being caused by the uneven rail widths.

I suggested a simple, quick screening method as an easy way with at-hand materials to get a rough answer to his question within a few seconds of reading my post. If he finds a pronounced asymmetry in the curve using paper and reed, then he probably has his answer, however imprecise. If he's interested in checking further, he can locate the feelers and glass and go into more detail - or he can decide either to send the mouthpiece off to a refacer or replace it outright.

Karl

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