Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2019-11-17 19:18
Let's not forget there are different measurements of a mouthpiece other than the tip opening. Example, the length of the lay. A closed tip and long or short lay, the point the reed makes contact with the mouthpiece in length. The depth of the baffle, a long or short beak, thick or thin rails and than there's what Bob said. Everyone's different. Teeth, jaw structure and strength, lip thickness, volume of air inside ones mouth and probably other factors involved that make choosing a MP so personal. Not to mention the concept of sound one has in their inner ear.
I've been using an old Morgan 26 tip opening, he told me it's actually more like a 16, which made sense to me when i asked him to duplicate a second for me. He told me mine was one of his originals and it has a different blank and his numbers were not accurate do to his orignal faulty tools. So it's a about 1.16 but I can comfortably play the newer ones he made at 1.8 and 1.12. Don't forget, we're talking about real tiny measurements. I've tried many mouthpieces in my life and I I've always settled on what i thought sounded and felt best for me if I made a change. Bonard, Portney 2, Wells 2, Bays OL to OM, Paine costume, Rovner medium to finally my Morgan, last 25 year. PS. on bass a Selmer C** touched up by Matson to a C* touched up by McCune. Only two for my 51 year career.
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