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Re: J&D Hite D mouthpiece

Author: SunnyDaze
Date: 2019-08-14 10:08

Hi Bob,

Thank so much for explaining that. I just looked on the website and it says this about my mouthpiece:

Model D
Facing: Medium length, .041" tip
Our "D" model mouthpiece is the original (ca. 1980) HITE interior design which is closely aligned with the traditional classic orchestral facing. The mouthpiece balances well with a Vandoren No. 4 or Vandoren V-12 No. 3-1/2 reed (or comparable). Compared to the "M41" model which has the identical facing, the "D" internal dimensions tend to produce a darker, rounder tonal character.

If .041" converts to 0.104cm does that mean that I'm in about the right place, close to your suggestion of 1.03mm? I'm not quite sure what "open" means, or what these dimensions refer to.

Would you mind my asking how I can find a thinner blank reed? I'm not quite sure what that is. Are there some specific brands that sell blank reeds?

The Bravo reeds are really helping me very much, as I don't need to think about tone, and can just concentrate on breathing and fingering, which is great. I always warm up and practise on a Bravo reed, and then to a final play-through on a cane reed, and my efforts on the cane reed come out so much better for having practised on a Bravo reed.

Thanks so much for your advice.

Best wishes,

Jennifer

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