FACINGS


Facings have a length and a tip opening. Besides, my own experience shows the tip angle (the angle between the tangent to the tip and the plane of the table) to tell a lot about the character of a facing. Yet, it is by no means a complete characteristic.

We know some more when we take measurements from point to point along the facing. The tables below show the height of the facing measured relative to the plane of the table. All values are in millimetres. Heights are measured with a standard set of gauges between the facing and a block on which the table of the mouthpiece rests. The zero of the length scale is taken at the mouthpiece tip. Lengths are determined with an accuracy of a quarter of a millimetre.
It should be noted that in several mouthpieces the facing was not always shaped properly symmetrical, in which cases the given value is that of only one of the two rails. The tables:

soprano

.
height length
  Rascher
see >
Selmer
metal C*
Selmer
S80 D
Selmer
S80 F
Yamaha
4C

SML
R3
Keilwerth
Toneking
1.8
1.7 0
1.6 0 (1.55) ½
1.5 0 ½
1.4 ½ 1+ 0 (1.35) 2-
1.3 0+ 1+ 2 ½ 2+
1.2 1- 0 (1.15) 2 0 1- 3
1.1 ½ 3- 3 ½ 1+ 4+
1.0 2+ 1 4 2- 2 5
0.9 2 5 5 3- 3 6+
0.8 4 3+ 6 6 4 4 7
0.7 5 4 7-7 5 5- 8-
0.6 6 8- 8 6 9
0.5 7 9+ 7 10-
0.4 8 8 10 10 8 11
0.3 9 9 11 11½ 10- 11- 12-
0.25 10+ 10½ 12- 12 10½ 12 12½
0.2 11- 11 13+ 13 11+ 13- 13+
0.15 12+ 12½ 14- 14- 12 14½ 14
0.1 13½ 14 14½ 15- 13 15+ 15-
0.05 16- 16½ 17- 16½ 15 19 16
0 19 20½ 19 22 17 20
tip angle 8½° 7½°
Omhoog

alto

height length
  Rascher
see >
anonymous
ebony
Martin
no
specification
Brilhart
ebolin
197842
Otto Link
metal
5
Meyer
6 short
Ideal
3
Pierret
superB
Vandoren
A25
Selmer
S80 C*
Selmer
S80 D
Brilhart
level air
052677
Ponzol
80
Ponzol
85
Dukoff
M6
2.2 0+ 0 (2.15)
2.1 0 0 1- 0+
2.0 0 1- 1- 1+ 1-
1.9 ½ 0+ 0+ 1+ 1 1+
1.8 1 0 1- ½ 2 2- 2 2-
1.7 0+ ½ 1+ 0 1+ 2+ 2+
1.6 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 3
1.5 0 ½ 0+ 3- ½ 4 3
1.4 ½ 0+ 1+ 4- 1 2 4- 2 3 5- 4 4+ 4-
1.3 1+ 2+ 2 3+ 5- 2- 3 3 4- 5- 5-
1.2 2 2- 3- 4 5+ 3- 4 5+ 4 4+ 6 5+ 5+
1.1 3+ 3 4+ 5 6+ 5 6+ 5- 5 6- 6
1.0 4- 6 5+ 7 6 6+ 7
0.9 6 5+ 7 8 7- 8 7 7 8- 7+ 8
0.8 6 8 9 9 8- 8- 9+ 8 9
0.7 8- 7 9- 10- 7- 8+ 10 9 9- 10- 9- 10
0.6 9 10- 8 10 11 8 10 11½ 10 10 11+ 10½ 10- 11
0.5 10½ 11 10½ 9 11 11½ 10- 11 12½ 11 11 12+ 11+ 10½ 12
0.4 12- 12 12 10 12 12½ 11 12 14 12+ 12 13½ 12½ 11½ 13
0.3 14 14+ 14- 11 13 13½ 13- 13½ 15½ 14- 13 14½ 14 13 14
0.25 15 15 15- 11½ 14- 14+ 14- 14½ 17- 15 14- 15½ 15 14 15
0.2 16+ 16½ 16- 12½ 15- 15 15- 15 17½ 16 14½ 16½ 16 15- 15½
0.15 18 18 17 13½ 15½ 16- 17- 16½ 19 17 16- 17½ 17 16 16½
0.1 20- 19½ 18½ 14 17 16½ 18 18- 20 18½ 16½ 18 18 17 17
0.05 22 21½ 20½ 15+ 18½ 18 19½ 20 21½ 20½ 18 20- 19½ 19 18½
0 25 25 23½ 18½ 21½ 20 23½ 22 24 22 22 22 22 22 20
tip angle 7½° 7½° 9½° 7½° 10½° 9½° 10° 7½° 10° 11° 14° 12½°
Omhoog

tenor

height length
  Selmer
S80 C*
Yamaha
5C
Vandoren
T25

Vandoren
V16T7
Otto Link
metal
7*
Berg Larsen
SMS 100
Ponzol
105
2.8 0
2.7 ½ 0 0
2.6 1 1- 1-
2.5 2- 0 1+
2.4 2 2 ½ 2
2.3 2+ 1
2.2 3- 2- 3
2.1 3 2
2.0 0+ 4 3- 4-
1.9 0+ 0+ 1- 5- 4
1.8 1- 1 5 5+ 5 5-
1.7 1+ 2- 6 6 5- 5+
1.6 2- 2+ 3- 7- 7 5+ 6
1.5 2 3 7+ 6
1.4 3 4 8- 8 7
1.3 4- 5 7
1.2 5 5+ 6 9 10- 8 8+
1.1 6 6 7- 10 10+ 9- 9-
1.0 7- 7- 11 11 10-
0.9 12 12 10+ 10½
0.8 12½ 12½ 11 11½
0.7 10½ 13½ 13½ 12 12½
0.6 11- 11 12 15- 14½ 13 13+
0.5 11½ 12 13 15½ 15½ 14 14+
0.4 13 13 14 17 17- 15 15½
0.3 14+ 14½ 16 18½ 18 16 17
0.25 15+ 15½ 17- 19 19 17- 17½
0.2 16+ 16½ 18- 20½ 20 17 18+
0.15 18- 18 19 21+ 21+ 18+ 19½
0.1 19 19 20½ 23- 22+ 19 20
0.05 21 21 23 24½ 24½ 20+ 21½
0 24 23 26 29 26 23 23
tip angle 10° 11½° 14° 11° 11° 14°
Omhoog

baritone

height length
  Selmer
S80 C*
Yamaha
5C
SML
R3
Vandoren
B100
Vandoren
B101
Vandoren
B111
Otto Link
ebonite
7*
Yanagisawa
7

3.0
2.9 0
2.8 0+ 0
2.7 ½ 1-
2.6 ½ 1 1+
2.5 1 2 2-
2.4 1- 1+ 3+ 2
2.3 1+ 2-
2.2 0 0 2- 2 5- 3
2.1 ½ 1 2+ 5 4
2.0 1- 2 3+ 6-
1.9 1+ 0+ 1 4 6+ 5+
1.8 2- 3+ 1 2+ 4 7 6+
1.7 4 3+ 5- 5+ 7
1.6 5+ 2+ 4 5 6
1.5 6+ 3+ 5 6 6+ 9 8
1.4 5+ 7 4 6 7- 7 10 9
1.3 5+ 8 10½
1.2 8- 8+ 11½ 10+
1.1 10- 7+ 9+ 9 9+ 12 11
1.0 9+ 10½ 9- 10½ 10 10 13 12-
0.9 10+ 12- 10 12- 11 11 14 12½
0.8 11 13- 11½ 13 12 12 15 13+
0.7 12 14- 13 15 13 13½ 16 14
0.6 13+ 15 15- 16½ 14½ 15- 17 15½
0.5 15- 16 16+ 18 15½ 16 18 16½
0.4 16 17+ 18 20 17 17 19 18
0.3 18 19 20½ 23 18+ 19- 21+ 19
0.25 19 20 21+ 24- 19½ 20- 22 20
0.2 20½ 21- 23 25 20 21- 23 20½
0.15 22 22 25- 27- 21+ 21½ 24½ 21+
0.1 24 23½ 26+ 28 22+ 22+ 25½ 23-
0.05 27 25 29 30 24 24½ 27 24½
0 29 27 33 33 29 29 30 28
tip angle 10½° 11½° 12½° 10½° 11½°
Omhoog