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Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-01-17 00:50

Vytas Krass - Sorry that you disagree with me, but this IS what he went for, when facing. Sure there may have been SLIGHT variations, with players, but this was surely what he shot for. I spent enough time with him to know. Unless he lied to me! We wouldn't do that. He was a perfect, kind, gentleman.

The key to this is the tip opening. If the tip opening was 1.20mm's he of course would change the standard 6 - 12 - 22 - 34. But not much! He never went lower than 36.

We can't argue with the facts. Well we can, but that's why there is a bboard like this, but this worked really well for him and for the players and this is why he was so famous. Added, he knew how to put on a TRUE curve. With people that reface mouthpieces the curves always have flat spots and at other settings on the glass gauge the rails are often uneven. Not with Matson's facings. He had a special feel to his hand, to get that perfect curve. There were no flat spots on his facings.

Vytas Krass - Maybe you had some issues with flat spots and you think Matson's facings varied? Not sure...

You can be dead on with the facings, but the mouthpieces still have to play great. It's possible Matson made some minor adjustments to get a mouthpiece to play great, but as I've already stated, these were his magic numbers.

Anyone learning this craft will surely have excellent results using these numbers.

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

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