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shape of German mouthpiece facings!

Author: harim0suprem0
Date: 2017-01-10 01:03

Hi,

Just wondering if anyone knows the difference between German and French clarinet mouthpiece facings?
(not the internal dimensions or blanks, or the table! I literally mean just the facing curves)

I understand that typically German facings are long and really closed but so are some
French facings too (for example, Vandoren M13, Brad Behn mouthpieces, Gigliotti mouthpieces, etc...)
So does that mean that the shape of the German facing curve is different to the French?
On this website: https://vsl.co.at/en/Clarinet_in_Bb/Two_Forms
they state that the facing curves on German mouthpieces are slightly concave which is really interesting as French facings are convex...

Would anyone who owns both types of mouthpieces be able to confirm this?
Are German mouthpiece facings shaped slightly concave?

Cheers,

Harim Oh

Post Edited (2017-01-10 01:56)

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