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Re: Brymer B1 mouthpiece

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2020-01-20 01:48

JTJC wrote:

> 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.

I'm confused. Are you saying the wonkiness resulted from David James's facing technique?

My experience watching people who know what they're doing is that to open the tip the tenon end is lifted enough so the curve is placed in contact with the abrasive where the refacer wants it to start opening more, and then the tenon end is slowly lifted as the rails are dragged along the abrasive to follow the existing curve, taking off a small amount of material in the process.

I'm not sure how it works out to keep the angle fixed the way it sounds like Mr. James's use of a steel rod to support the back end would do. It seems as if it would just flatten one spot. But someone more familiar with that technique might have a better explanation.

Karl

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