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Re: The balance of mouthpieces

Author: Tony F
Date: 2018-03-03 08:56

I've checked a number of mouthpieces for symmetry. I don't have anything that would allow precise measurement of this, but I was only after a ballpark test. I mounted several Legere reeds using several different ligatures and found that the rails are not symmetrically identical and that the tip rails are not always level. the state of the rails can be determined by the wetted length visible through the Legere reed. I then repeated the test using brand new unplayed Rico Royal 3's and 56 Rue LePic 3's with similar results. The mouthpieces tested were as follow:

Vandoren M30
Vandoren B45
Clarke Fobes San Fransisco CF+
Walter Grabner First Chair
Selmer HS* (New old stock)
Pillinger 1010.
Rico Reserve X05
Ridenour Professional.

All mouthpieces were as new or with little use. I found the Grabner, HS*, Ridenour and Pillinger mouthpieces to be symmetrical as far as I could measure them, the Fobes rails were symmetrical but there was some slight tilt to the tip rail. The M30 rails were uneven but the tip appeared straight, the B45 was all over the place and the Rico Reserve was pretty well square and symmetrical. All of these mouthpieces play OK for me, with the Fobes and Grabner mouthpieces being my personal choices.

Tony F.

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