Yeah, for sure. The reason for wanting to go down a size is that it's more resistant / takes more lip pressure than what I'm used to on my other pieces. Interestingly, my J8 (listed as .120) feels basically the same to play as my other .115 pieces, possibly due to a longer / less resistant facing. Fred told me his facing is 52 which is definitely longer than my Link (I think 48 if I remember correctly), I've heard RPC facings are "long" too, but not sure if that would be consistent across his pieces. If I had to guess though, I'd say this piece is shorter than the Lamberson which I think would explain it being noticably more difficult/fatiguing to play with an equivalent reed.
That looks like a rollover to me. As far as I recall, there were only two models advertised. As others have underscored, the amount of baffle was tuned to the individual buyer's request (and Ron's interpretation).Does anyone have an opinion on whether the baffle on mine looks like it falls in the "normal" range of the rollover pieces? Like I guess what I'm wondering is if it's more than most. Also, are there just 2 distinct models, "baffle" and "rolllover," or is there also like a "plain" or no-baffle model?
