Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2022-05-28 02:27
sonicbang wrote:
> I measured it, and the tip is just above 0.94, the facing
> (rounded values, disregarding asymmetries) is: 31.5 (!), 21,
> 12-, 5
>
Mark, you're missing a number. The AG P facing was I think, in theory, 5-12-22-28-38. The AG P34 was basically the same but with a 34 length. Are you using a .0015" feeler for the long number? It almost seems as if your 31.5 could be a longish 28 and you aren't getting the last measurement.
> I knew the quality control was not that strict with these
> pieces, but holy cow. My biggest surprise was the facing length
> for sure.
>
Quality control was always a problem, but while he was alive Gigliotti had the mouthpieces checked by hand and sent them back to the manufacturer (I think Babbitt back at the beginning) for correction.
I have no idea what the quality control was like after Tai Ling, his 2nd wife, took over the mouthpiece distribution when he died.
Karl
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