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Re: Regarding Portnoy Mouthpieces

Author: Bob Bernardo
Date: 2019-12-14 19:32

Babbitt is a really fine company. I find that their facings are very good, but they often have that French Curve, so a refacer might have to flatten the table a bit. Yes Babbitt measures in thousandths of an inch. The Portnoy's are a bit open compared to the Vandoren's M13 and M15 mouthpieces. These measure around .39" to .41". Portnoy's start around .46" to .47" maybe.

A human hair is about .02" to .04" so Babbitt is pretty accurate. The company has been around for 100 years!

Designer of - Vintage 1940 Cicero Mouthpieces and the La Vecchia mouthpieces

Yamaha Artist 2015

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