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Re: Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Eve 2019

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2019-01-06 02:22

On the Maxton website (linked above) I see both the W9-5 (Viennese, Weiner in German) and the RBW9-5 (RB for Reform Boehm). Both have a listed facing length of 21mm and an opening of 1.23mm. I would assume that is the facing of your mouthpiece.

I also looked at Fobes facing chart (linked under his San Francisco model and see that the Debut comes in at 17mm long and 1.00mm open. Oddly I had the opportunity to try one just this afternoon....... a very good facing for sure!

So the 4mm of extra length on the WB9-5 would make it seem "weaker" because more of the reed is suspended past the table (even though the tip is more open, I find facing length being a bit more dramatic a determining factor). One thing the keep in mind would be to try the "squawk test" every now and then moving back and forth between your WB and your Nova. Keeping your embouchure close to the "pivot point" of the reed/mouthpiece will make the WB work more efficiently (though may not change your final result too dramatically) and may allow you to move back to your 1/4 strength weaker reeds.

...................Paul Aviles

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