I am changing bits - should I stick to the same size I had before?

If you are changing to a different bit you might need to get a bigger or smaller one depending on what is being changed. 

1. Changing the cheekpiece: If you are curently in a fixed ring and changing to a loose ring, add 5mm to your bit size.  If you are using a loose ring and changing to a fixed ring, go down by 5mm.

3. Changing the mouthpiece:

  • If you are using a solid mouthpiece and changing to a semi-broken mouthpiece, add 5mm. 
  • If you are using a semi-broken mouthpiece, changing to a mouth piece with a single break, double break or flexi material add 5mm
  • If you are using a solid mouth piece and changing to a mouthpiece with a single break, double break or flexi material, add 10mm.

The reverse of the above would mean that you go down the equivalent size.

For example: If you were using a solid mouthpice with fixed cheek pieces (eg an eggbutt happy tongue) and changing to a loose ring bit with a double jointed mouthpiece (eg a NS Verbindend Loose Ring), you would add 15mm (half an inch) to your original size.  And vice versa, you would go down 15mm.

 

Examples of fixed cheekpieces:

  • Full Cheek
  • Baucher / Drop cheek
  • Eggbutt
  • Dee Ring
  • Pelham
  • Kimberly Dee
  • Elevator / Jumper
  • Kimblewick

Examples of loose ring cheek pieces:

  • 3 Ring
  • 2 1/2 ring / Universal
  • Williams
  • Bevel  / Wilkie
  • Tom Thumb
  • Loose Ring

Examples of fixed and loose cheek pieces:

  • Fulmer loose ring
  • Loose Ring Tube
  • Gold wings loose ring 

Examples of solid mouthpieces:

  • Bomber Blue
  • Happy Tongue

Examples of Semi-broken mouthpieces:

  • Ported Barrel
  • Ultra Comfy Lock Up
  • Elliptical Ultra Comfy Lock Ip
  • Ported Pivot
  • Barrel 20 / 30

Examples of 2-break mouthpieces:

  • McHardy
  • Elliptical
  • Control Plate
  • Tranz Angled Lozenge
  • NS Starter
  • NS Team Up