Does anyone think that this difference is significant?The Model B is exactly the same as Model A, except the mouthpiece diameter is 32.5 mm instead of 32.0 mm.
Yes. Considering the complexity of the human body, .5mm may be the difference between a mouthpiece being perfect or extremely uncomfortable on your face. For most folks, probably not, but if you have slightly crooked teeth for example, that .5mm as small as it is may ease discomfort.Mark wrote:No, I'm not talking about Virginian Slims.
So I'm reading a description of tuba mouthpieces by a to-remain-nameless mouthpiece manufacturer and here is the description for Model B:Does anyone think that this difference is significant?The Model B is exactly the same as Model A, except the mouthpiece diameter is 32.5 mm instead of 32.0 mm.
No, but might be noticeable. Since they're the same otherwise, it would make an interesting pea-under-the-mattress test - play both of them, back and forth in random sequence, and have your accomplice keep track of which is which and which you thought it was. Then you'd know if you were a real princess.Mark wrote:Does anyone think that this difference is significant?
I do. Because of the way my teeth are set up, I can't play comfortably on 32mm and smaller, but 32.5 and larger are fine. I finally settled on 33mm for general playing.Mark wrote:Does anyone think that this difference is significant?The Model B is exactly the same as Model A, except the mouthpiece diameter is 32.5 mm instead of 32.0 mm.
Actually, you're talking about an old Chesterfield ad advertising their cigarettes as being 101 millimeters long, and making fun of the then newly introduced Benson & Hedges 100 mm cigarettes being longer than standard American cigarettes of the time, coupled with the contemporary relative lack of knowledge by the American public regarding the metric system. Meanwhile, back at the ranch...Mark wrote:No, I'm not talking about Virginian Slims...Does anyone think that this difference is significant?
There is some ambiguity in measurement between two mouthpieces of different design, though, because we're measuring a rounded and sloping surface. Does anyone know, is there some standard way to measure a mouthpiece such that your diameter measure will turn out the same as the one the manufacturer publishes?Jonathantuba wrote:I am convinced I can tell by the feel the difference between the 31.25mm of a 24AW and 31mm of a PT24+ and that is only half the amount.
