Just curious of this: We all debate of facing curves, Hyberbolic, Radial, Eliptical.... But what about this: 1. - Has anyone ever studied the NATURAL shape...
... Morgan has talked of a study in one of his SJ articles, but has not given any details of the results or the assumptions. Just that the slices of the reed...
Santy Runyon had a 3 part article on mouthpieces in which he described how various facings worked, and why they reacted the way they did. While not a study of...
... The natural shape? I remember reading once that someone had made super high speed photography of a clarinet reed in action, and found that the reed went...
... I am guessing that by NATURAL you mean the curve a given reed cut forms under pressure from its tip to its shoulder, when viewed from the side. The makers...
I have decided on buying( it fits my budget and is a good mouthpiece) a Dukoff tenor mouthpiece for my saxophone, however, there seems to be all different...
I have decided on buying( it fits my budget and is a good mouthpiece) a Dukoff tenor mouthpiece for my saxophone, however, there seems to be all different...
Dukoff has quite a following. Even one of my idols, Boots Randolph loves them. He says part of the sound is the soft silverite material. But the silverite...
I agree with Paul: Dukoff's are just TOO soft! There are plenty of high baffle/small chamber mouthpieces out there that will give you a rock and roll sound. ...
... roll....??? You really should test play mouthpieces to find out what works for you. Either at a retail outlet, or through local sellers. Woodwind &...
... I think this may be true of clarinet facings. But most sax facing curves do curve more as they approach the tip. Ponzol and Morgan are 2 examples that...
The newer Dukoffs I have worked on the past couple of years are Nickel-plated on the outside. The chamber, table and rails are not plated. This gives the...
... curves ... examples ... Do you mean like an ellipse? ... reverse-engineer ... stamped ... Of the not many examples of Bergs I have measured, the SMS facing...
... curves ... examples ... the correction. I am looking at a print out from this site by yourself titled J.King's Tenor MP Facings Comparison . I've searched...
... This chart is on my personal site under the Analysis section. ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV...
I posted this on SOTW today as well, but I thought some of you might not see it there: I came back from a coffee break today and found several of my mouthpiece...
A truism for you, Merlin: Ye shall know them by their fruits. (St. Matthew 7:15- 16) These ones seem to have turned into lemons! Doors close, new ones open....
... Truly, one of the most skillful juxtapositions of the holy spirit and distilled spirits I have ever encountered. Kudos. Cheers, Doug Freeman Los Angeles,...
Can anyone tell me if Morgan is still in business, and if so does he still do his own work? The reason I ask is because they seem to not appear in some...
His mouthpieces can be ordered from Junkdude.com. I know that about a year ago he was still making mouthpieces. _____ From: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com...
... Call Dave Hoskins @ (614) 920-9580 (Eastern Time Zone). Dave is in regular touch with Ralph. Keith is correct. Both of the mouthpiece guys are Morgan...
Ralph is still very much in business, and staying as busy as ever. Ralph still does the final finish work on all the hard rubber mouthpieces that leave his...
It has been several years sence I have posted on this thread. I just wanted to thank you for the recommendations you have made in the past. I was looking for...
Many of the old New Orleans clarinetists played the Meyer clarinet mouthpiece, I don't know what facing, but do know they were described as having large tip...
FYI. I just got one of these sent to me by a client. It is (cast) Sterling Silver but otherwise nearly identical in design to a Guardala Studio. The facing...
Hey Paul, I guess it was you who gave the recommendations. I remember now looking for the Meyer's and gave up. None to be found. Any idea on who might have one...
Can we get some pics of this mouthpiece ... _________________________________________________________________ Play Flexicon: the crossword game that feeds your...
... Sounds nice. A bit pricey at 5 "c-notes", but I understand that fine artisans need to make a living. It would be nice to try one someday. I checked out the...
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