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For you refacers, could you diagnose this?

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#1 ·
This is the facing of my stock Lebayle AT 8 soprano mouthpiece after playing.
The white spots are actually reflections of the light. The look is a little exaggerated by directing the light.
Seems like an uneven table; the piece plays quite efficiently anyway. The lowest notes are nice, but they required at the beginning some attention to speak properly and have a good attack.
@Sigmund451, @MojoBari and other experts, what do you think about it?
Could the table be flattened to a point that the piece should not be completely refaced? Thank you
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#2 ·
Its really hard to tell from photos but most Lebayle pieces Ive had my hands on had problems. If it suits you dont worry about it. DO NOT try to flatten the table. First you will likely make it more crooked. Second you will shorten the facing length and probably then need to have full reface. This is one of those things you dont half step. Either do the job or leave it alone. I know guys on forums say they flattened their own tables. Maybe it worked better, maybe not. Its a crap shoot to try and do this. Also NOTE: The smaller the horn, the more fussy the mouthpeice. Tiny changes on a sop piece have dramatic differences. So...put it in the mail for work or stop looking at it :)
 
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