Author: donald
Date: 2018-12-30 09:10
I'm no fan of the BD5, and I'm certain that you are correct- YOU (fernie121) like the refaced version better than the BD5 (I probably would too). The OP of course might very well be perfectly happy with the BD5 (especially if they currently play an M30) as are a number of very fine professional players I've heard and worked with (including Principal players in 2 fine international orchestras that I played 2nd to, and one European colleague who won a trial in a major orchestra playing on a BD5.
I can't play a B40 for more than about 2 minutes before my embouchure gets tired, but one of the players who sound I really admire uses factory B40s (actually now I think about it, 2 players who I really admire). That's how it goes with mouthpieces- "one person's junk is another person's treasure". I suppose I could get the B40 refaced so it suited me better, but it would make more sense to find a mouthpiece that suited me better and buy that.
I would say that if the OP already plays an M30 they would find the BD5 to be in a similar "ball park" but with a slightly different voicing. The basic core sound is less bright/ringy than the M30- but because there's also more "body" built into the tone you have a bit more leeway to brighten up the sound with your air-stream before it starts to get edgy. So, because the mouthpiece has been designed to be "a bit on the dark side", you actually have a bit more flexibility. The M30 is a brighter blank, and has a slightly different curve which requires less embouchure pressure (in my experience) than the BD5. The advantage of this is that your "starting point" is a brighter sound (yay) but you're having to work to make the "body" of the sound.
Where 10,000 grit paper is concerned, it has a cut that is the equivalent to the surface on the back side of the sheet of 600 - which is why many refacers use THAT for a final polish. There are also grades of printing paper (yep, just paper, no sand stuck to it) that have a similar cut when used for polishing and/or finishing the curve, and are a LOT cheaper than 10,000 grit.
Post Edited (2018-12-30 12:57)
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