Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2015-05-10 06:55
Ed wrote:
> His work went far beyond a simple
> refacing. His genius was in his ability to
> completely understand every dimension and how every subtle
> adjustment would affect the overall playability of a
> mouthpiece. He would ream the bore, reshape the chamber,
> baffle, side walls, tip, etc, all by hand and with the care
> that only a master craftsman can give.
>
> At the same time, he never had a mouthpiece produced with his
> name on it and did not mark his work,
You're absolutely right, of course. I only meant it in the sense of the last line I quoted above. He worked on mouthpieces made by others. In many cases his work, when he was finished, had created something completely different from the mouthpiece he started with.
Karl
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