My first question is what does it mean to "undercut" the window? My second question is about a Berg i have. It is a 105/2 M. The sound up high is good but...
First, measure the facing curve. If it has uneven rails, flat spots, high spots, etc., it's probably not responding too well. DT shamasian001 wrote: My first...
... Take a look at the Wyman paper. It is a large pdf file on the Yahoo Mouthpiece Work site. See the dicussion around fig. 46 and fig. 60. "W:C" in fig. 46...
If you haven't visited in a while, our saxophone forum at www.nationofmusic.com has been pretty active. If you have a general saxophone question or comment, or...
... I'm inclined to think this is the case. It sounds like he found it harder to control, and a worse sound (whatever that means). My experience, which (it...
... One obvious thing relating to Ferron is that the ramp will be moved away from the tip considerably, so the effect of the wall at the end of the window may...
The conventional wisdom is that wide tip rails inhibit squeaking, right? Why is this the case? Some pieces tend to want to squeak, but I notice that if...
Here is part of the FAQ answer on my site:  Q. Why does my metal mouthpiece chirp and squeak when I play it? A. I have thought quite a bit on the physics...
The air between the reed and the rail acts as a damping medium…changing more or less the vibrating behaviour of the reed edge. The larger the rail, the...
The air between the reed and the rail acts as a damping medium…changing more or less the vibrating behaviour of the reed edge. The larger the rail, the...
... The air between the reed and the rail acts as a damping medium…changing more or less the vibrating behaviour of the reed edge. The larger the rail, the...
We're going to shoot this last sections of the mouthpiece refacing video this weekend, so if you have any last minute suggestions, now is the time. As always,...
Most of the blanks I have seen have been machined from bar stock. Today I was contacted about having some blanks done up via investment casting. Needless to...
... So you're saying the reason a wide tip rail darkens or deadens the sound is because the air between it and the reed dampen the reed's vibration? I always...
Steve, I've built a number of steel bicycles using investment cast lugs to join the tubing together. These are much nicer to use than formed and welded lugs ...
One of my students, who is in the metal working business in a very big way and who is an engineer, had some contact with a company that seemed to do some...
I wouldn't normally do this but this is very special and very pertinent. I bought this 20 some years ago. It arrived the day of a move from Denver to Hawaii. I...
... I moved ramp away for the same reason and it worked fine. Mmmmm it works very well indeed :) Anyway there is an energy conversion near the tip area... I...
... I've been experimenting very, *very* simple mouthpiece designs - just sanding pieces of diagonally cut aluminium tubing (diameter more or less equal to...
I'm not replying to anyone in particular, just in general. There is a huge misconception among players that bigger is better, whether in reference to the...
I know many of you have lots of machine shop experience - I have none, but was getting curious about what's useful for mouthpiece work, beyond hand files and a...
Hi, I have some experience, I will try to answer some of your questions: 1) Yes but you have to finish it by hand (at least with my machine which is very...
Your post reminded me of the PVC Clarinet: http://www.geocities.com/danielbruner/instruments/clarA3.html I have not made one of these, but I did make a few PVC...
This guy is great: Diefes Musical Instrument Repairs, Inc. 2655 Falls Rd. Marcellus, NY 13108 Tel: (315) 673-4447 Email: diefes@... __________________...
... Well, that's partly where I got the idea, the other part being http://www.geocities.com/tpe123/folkurban/clarinet/step4.html I've worked some more on my...
I have a Meyer small chamber 7 for my alto. It plays very well. However it plays sharp from top D and up into the harmonics. I have a 5 digit Mk6 and it only...
If you haven't played the mouthpiece long, work with it. Practice does amazing things for your playing. We sometimes forget that. John ... If you haven't...
A mismatch between the chamber volume and bore does result in tuning problems in the highest notes, so there is a good possibility that enlarging the chamber...
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