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Re: Mpc for Clinton/Albert System?

Author: John Peacock
Date: 2019-07-12 14:07

The main issue here is probably the tenon size. Boosey instruments around 1920 had a tenon diameter about 1mm smaller that the modern standard, so it's impossible to get a modern mouthpiece to go in - even if you took all the cork off. Bill: you should quickly be able to establish whether a modern mouthpiece can be made to fit. If the barrel has a metal tube lining, which was a common feature of that period, I would expect this to be a sign that the smaller tenon is needed. Also, I thought it was the case that Boosey instrument of that vintage were larger bore, and that this provided the ancestry of the 1010.

So assuming we are talking about the smaller tenon, there are two options: keep an eye out for period mouthpieces on eBay. It's not to hard to spot the small tenon just in pictures, and you can always ask for measurements. Or most technicians will be able to put the modern mouthpiece of your choice on a lathe and reduce the tenon to fit. Only once you've done this will you find if it plays in tune. Taking a bore measurement might help predict this, but there was probably a different shaped chamber in use in those days

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