Some of these I have measured, and others are from catalog descriptions & specifications.
| 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | ||||
| A | ||||||||||
| B | Giard 5M | Bach 8½B Giardinelli 4M |
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| C | Bach 7C Wick 10CS |
Bach 6¾C | Yamaha 48 | Bach 5C | Bach 4C | |||||
| D | Giard 5D | Bach 7 | Conn 3 Wick 9BS |
Conn CL5 Wick 7CS |
Conn 4CL (narrow round rim) | |||||
| E | Bach 9 | Bach 6½AL Giardinelli 4D Schilke 50 Wick 6BS Wick 6BL |
Schilke 51C4 | Schilke 52 | ||||||
| F | Bach 5GS | Benge-Marcellus | ||||||||
| G | Bach 5G Remington Wick 5BL |
Giardinelli Symph T | Holton VHT (narrow rim) | Wick 4BL | Bach 3G (old) | Alessi 3 | ||||
| H | Perantucci 4C Schilke 51 Willson TA1 |
Bach 4G (old) | Bach 4G (new) | Alessi 4 | ||||||
| I | Schilke 51D | Wick 5AL | Wick 4½AL | Wick 4AL | Bach 3G (new) | |||||
| Houser BB1 | ||||||||||
| J | Schilke 52E2 | Wick SM3 | ||||||||
| inch | .980 | .985 | .990 | 1.000 | 1.010 | 1.015 | 1.020 | 1.025 | 1.030 | 1.040 |
| mm | 24.9 | 25.02 | 25.15 | 25.4 | 25.65 | 25.8 | 25.9 | 26.04 | 26.16 | 26.4 |
Do not take diameter or depth measurements too seriously. The measurements are done on curves, and are subject to varying interpretation. A lot of other factors influence how a mouthpiece feels and plays.
Compiled by Doug Elliott, 2000-2001
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