Author: donald
Date: 2023-10-30 18:10
Another option, rather than getting a shorter barrel (since you're already at 63mm) is to shorten the mouthpiece. A job that needs care, but is not TOO difficult, is to chops 1 or 2mm off the tenon, then use a lathe to chop the same length of material out of the "shoulder" where the mouthpiece turns into tenon.
While this IS an uncommon approach, I have seen it done (once by a UK craftsman, once in Germany) and I was told that it was suprising how little work it was, only taking a few minutes (apparently the hardest part is setting up the mouthpiece on the lathe, and making sure it won't fly off in the middle of the procedure).
Sharper mouthpieces= Vandoren "Masters" CL5 has a very similar facing to an M30 but plays even sharper than the "non 13" mouthpiece.
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