Marcinkiewicz H Hellebergs

[Donn]

Well, all that's clear from this is that it's hard to describe without a diagram. I lied when I said this shoulder is halfway down, it's nearer the top than that, maybe 1/4 of the way into. It is very slight. If I put my thumb in, though, I can feel a slight ridge at this point. Not to worry, this may not be a topic of sufficient interest to pursue any further. It's funny, I have a handful of mouthpieces, and as a rule their internal cup walls present very smooth, continuous curves, and the two exceptions are the cheapest and the most expensive of them, differing by about a factor of 5 in this respect.

[Donn]

I wouldn't think a stock Marcinkiewicz would lie within the "most expensive" category, unless the other four are Kelly, Faxx, DEG, and the like.

It wouldn't be, but that wasn't the other mouthpiece to which I mysteriously alluded. I could guess that it's probably easier to mill the brass stock that most mouthpieces are made of, but it seems more likely that whatever perceptible variations in the shape of the interior are probably intended by design. Hope that clears things up (heh)