Author: dorjepismo ★2017
Date: 2017-08-11 19:21
I play Behn 3.5s on an Ed Pillinger mouthpiece for B&H 1010s that has about a 1.16 opening and what Ed describes as a 21 mm facing length. Through comparing measurements and maker descriptions, though, I get the idea that American makers might measure the length by where the thinnest feeler gauge stops, and English makers use the "true" beginning of the curve. Peter Eaton explicitly says "the length is from the tip to the true beginning of the facing, which is beyond the point that the thinnest feeler gauge can reach." Peter is a very precise fellow. Not sure how the Wurlitzer people measure it. The Behns have a pretty thin tip, and most reeds for German mouthpieces have thicker tips because of the longer facings, but since you like the Behns, they're probably doing a good job with their French reed mouthpieces.
Beyond just tip opening, facing length, and reed strength, though, there's the facing curve shape, which isn't really standardized, and the reed profile, which varies with reed makers and reed models. I don't think we have enough numbers to predict exactly what will and won't work with a given setup.
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