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Re: Erick Brand Measurement Kit

Author: Dan Shusta
Date: 2020-02-10 23:01

Another possible way to measure tip openings on clarinet and sax mouthpieces:

I like Paul Coats' response from a thread on the SOTW.

https://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?13655-Measuring-tip-opening

I suggest to start reading in the middle of his response with the paragraph which begins with "A better way with the caliper."

I'm not really keen on his idea of drilling an insertion hole through the glass because I believe the tip measurement can be made at the very end of the plate glass with the mouthpiece just slightly protruding beyond the edge of the glass. Then use the depth probe and gently push against the mouthpiece tip until the caliper just hits flatly against the bottom glass plate. Then subtract the thickness of the glass and you have the measurement size of the tip opening.

I believe this method should work accurately on any clarinet or sax mouthpiece.

By the way, MusicMedic's least expensive caliper has an accuracy of 0.0005" or 0.01mm. https://musicmedic.com/products/repair-tools/measuring-tools.html

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