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Re: B40 Lyre 13 vs Traditional

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2017-11-09 18:30

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My friend, this is A VERY GOOD question - This can throw off the bore measurements. which are .585" or so, some are .580" down to .565" to .560" then you have intonation issues and a totally wrong bore size. I prefer the bore at the end to be around .590" to help match most barrels. As you can see this would not match ANY barrels on the market today, unless you reamed out the bore of the mouthpiece. I have a reamer to do this, but making them is costly and in this case the reamer would hit that window where the bore ends and the baffle/chamber starts, putting a dent in the mouthpiece right at this intersection. So where the baffle and chamber ends and the bore ends there will be a huge mark, not a smooth transition into each other. The chamber/baffle won't be deep enough to match the the Vandoren bore. So you can do it but you will have to settle for a small Rico type of bore of maybe only .0515" or smaller.

So it is much easier and better to do this from the top of the mouthpiece, then just reface it and if needed make a minor baffle adjustment.

For those that do not know what a reamer is. It is very much like your standard drill bit, but it is tapered to specifications. I have 4 and only use 2 of them. One is a hand reamer and the other is for a drill press. They are pretty accurate and you don't have to sharpen them very often.

Therefore buy a Selmer. It measures great. But you have to get rid of the resistance.

I'm trying to help people here to get away from mouthpieces playing flat when we have the new Selmer's for about $100. I've tested these and the are really good. Try one out. For now if they are too stuffy and resistant use a softer reed until you find someone that can fix this, or call Selmer and ask them to call me and I will tell them how to turn a stuffy mouthpiece into something great in 5 minutes. I'm a good guy and I want them to make a really good mouthpiece. I don't mind sharing a few secrets.

I want music to be fun for everyone. I do not want to see people playing with bloody lips or sore lips, biting to reach the pitch. We don't have to do this or put up with this!

Now if your teacher says to buy a Vandoren M series, ask your teacher to call me first. My guess is your teacher will convert.

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

Yamaha Artist 2015

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