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Re: Effect of Facing Length on a Mouthpiece

Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2021-10-30 00:12

I do agree with the above, however.......

I have been told that to maintain optimum resonance, one should refrain from really short facings. This came from Brad Behn as he begged me not to insist on 15mm when he had a terrific mouthpiece down to 16mm. In the end I believe he was right. I stick with a 30 year old Hawkins that's about 16mm and open about 1.03mm. The shorter facing Brad made for me is too problematic and perhaps just not able to play with enough gusto.

Many apologies to Brad.......I should have listened to this master craftsman.

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

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