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Re: Brymer B1 mouthpiece

Author: JTJC
Date: 2020-01-20 00:29

The reference to the B&H factory and David James reminded me of my experience there.

I was sent to the B&H factory by Thea King to see Geoffrey Acton about a 1010 mouthpiece. I’d recently bought a pair of 1010s from Michael Harris. After selecting one Geoffrey Acton tried it and took me over (nearby) to see David James. Geoffrey asked David to open it up a bit. David took out a sheet of abrasive paper and laid it flat on the desk (there may have been a board or slab on the desk, I don’t remember). He then took out a small metal roller (a short length of rod steel, about 1” to 1.5”). Then, with the mouthpiece face down on the abrasive, the roller was placed under the heel of the mouthpiece (bottom end of the lay, above the tenon). This put the tip of the mouthpiece closer to the abrasive. David rolled the mouthpiece back and forth over the abrasive a couple of times and that was it. I was impressed at the time as I didn’t know any better. I’d be interested to know if anyone else has ever used or seen that technique used before. No need to name the guilty.

I played on that mouthpiece for many years and always had a lot of trouble finding reeds. It was only later when I learned to use gauges that I realised how wonky the lay was. I had refaced by Ramón a few years ago.

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