[BlueTone]

I should probably know this but obviously don't..anyway....

Why is the "Cut" on a Clarinet mouthpiece table (bottom) Square and
on the Sax oval ?

I talking about the end of the curve where the flat part of the mouthpiece starts (Reed Side)

I know it changes the reed sound but Why ???

 

[jbtsax]

Because clarinet players are usually more "square" compared to sax players.

 

[littlemanbighorn]

Because clarinet players are usually more "square" compared to sax players.

Watch it. Some of us consider ourselves strongly rooted in both camps. (That said, there's no way I'm going to Clarinet Fest to hang out with thousands of Clarinettists for a whole weekend.)

Do you mean at the bottom of the mouthpiece window?

 

[MojoBari]

I do not see a reason for the differences in the shape at the base of the window "U". Guardalas have a more squared out shape.

I think the thickness and undercutting of this edge is a bigger deal than if it is squared off or round.

 

[Stan]

Watch it. Some of us consider ourselves strongly rooted in both camps.
.....

A square with rounded edges?!?

Stan

 

[littlemanbighorn]

Exactly.

 

[Jonathan C.]

I agree with jbtsax.