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Re: Mouthpiece facing, tip opening, rails regarding personal oral configuration

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-04-24 05:03

AS a mouthpiece designer/refacer I've seen a lot since 1984. Bob Marcellus used around a 1.11 tip opening with an overbite and an average length facing. Then we have Julian Bliss who plays on somewhat of a very short facing, actually very short, with a tip opening around 1.15 or slightly more.

This is interesting. Eddie Daniels plays a lot of jazz, but he is only using about a 1.03 tip opening. Most jazz players are around 1.15 to as open as 1.25, with soft reeds.

Double lip players are usually around 1.03 but I've seen some players at 1.20. I play with a double lip and this new mouthpiece I have I jumped to a 1.11. I was around 1.05. It might have to do with switching to the more open sounding clarinets? On Buffets I was at 1.03.

To answer your question it surely has to do with the mouthpieces and your setup. In a million years I never thought I'd be playing on a 1.11 tip opening with a double lip. Oh and a very short facing. A few days ago I was using a 1.15 tip opening in the orchestra with a 3 strength reed, but it didn't feel right way up high, slightly out of control.

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

Yamaha Artist 2015

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