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RE: Needs flattening

Author: Anji
Date: 2001-03-01 14:02

I keep a "Japanese waterstone" for this purpose.

I like to have a baseline from which to progress, in any endeavor. A flat table is one such standard for my rig.

I have three M13s, all are slightly different but play close enough in character.
None were delivered with a flat table. (I wonder if that is deliberate?)

I start my mouthpiece fiddling with getting the table flat and then do so little as possible for the mpc to play without squeaking through the notes I can reach (Second G above the staff). No doubt all of my playable stuff follows nearly the same curve (don't ask me what's going on between the baffle and walls).

Tuning seems to be largely a matter of matching barrels and bores, so I wouldn't rule any mouthpiece out...there's some way to get them in tune.

I would like to commend Chris Hill and Greg Smith in their willingness to help out, particularly in that they are positive about their competition!

Buying one of their products would likely be a shorter path to getting a good rig.
anji

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