My Comet (also a gift from Santy Runyon) is also a deeper orange that I usually see. I think Paul may be right about the color rejects. One of my students has...
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r1l2h32000
Oct 3, 2003 5:40 pm
Hi guys. I am enjoying the topics in this group and, while I have done a search of the files section, didn't see an actual comparison of the different tools...
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STEVE GOODSON
saxgourmet
Oct 3, 2003 6:02 pm
Conn-Selmer to Close Main Street Facility in Elkhart ELKHART, Ind., Oct 3, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Conn-Selmer, Inc., a subsidiary of...
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Keith Bradbury
kwbradbury
Oct 3, 2003 7:04 pm
Also be sure to look in the Files - Tools section for kit content comparisons....
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Paul Coats
tenorman1952
Oct 4, 2003 4:17 pm
In addition to tools, paper, etc, the Winslow kit has three mouthpieces to work on. The files in the Winslow kit are a little large in my opinion. I use a...
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bigbadbaritom
Oct 6, 2003 8:37 am
hi, i'm new to this site and to mouthpiece work. i'm using the morgan kit for measuring and have been measuring as many mouthpieces as i can get my hands on,...
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filippo bucci
filtenor
Oct 6, 2003 9:50 pm
hello to all I am refacing a tenor hard rubber Ottolink 6*. It was unpayable because of its warped table. Now I have straightened the table (thaks to Keith,...
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Keith Bradbury
kwbradbury
Oct 6, 2003 10:32 pm
I tend to like long-ish facing curves. But I also like Fibracell reeds and I think they may lend themselves to longer facings. 52 is fairly long. I would use...
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Paul Coats
tenorman1952
Oct 8, 2003 12:21 pm
Filippo: The facing is a little long, more like a bari sax length. To shorten a facing you must remove material from the table. Then there will be a sharp...
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stencilmann
Oct 8, 2003 7:56 pm
Just received a nice-n-shiny silver plated L.A. Sax soprano mouthpiece with a #10 opening. Out of the box it plays much like a Dukoff D9. It had its problems:...
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Alf Reid (AST VDB)
reidalf
Oct 9, 2003 6:58 am
The deep machining marks across the table and rails reminds me about the worst mouthpiece I have ever seen, a Wolfe Tayne baritone mouthpiece. This mouthpiece...
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Toby
kymarto
Oct 9, 2003 7:19 am
I once refaced a plated Otto Link for myself. It appeared to be brass underneath and the brass continuously "verdigized", leaving ugly green stains on the...
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Rawlings, Peter
petersax999
Oct 9, 2003 2:02 pm
Alf, Where did you have it plated? Thanks, Pete ... From: Alf Reid (AST VDB) [mailto:alf.reid@...] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 2:54 AM To:...
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Jon Lloyd
stencilmann
Oct 9, 2003 2:19 pm
Thanks, Toby. That's what I was afraid of. Can these little areas be spot-plated or do I need to take the silver off the entire table and facing? I'd surely ...
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Keith Bradbury
kwbradbury
Oct 9, 2003 3:05 pm
You can spot plate by using the Brush Plating Process (see the Photos Section on the MP Work site). But the plating is very thin and it does not hold up the...
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Paul Coats
tenorman1952
Oct 9, 2003 5:32 pm
Jon, if you want, go on and do your cleanup work, then send it to me to have the silver touched up. Contact me at tenorman1952@... ...
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Steve Goodson
saxgourmet
Oct 9, 2003 6:34 pm
The mouthpieces were made for them in Taiwan. I$B!G(Bve got the name of the company somewhere, but it really doesn$B!G(Bt matter. They were a pretty soft...
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stencilmann
Oct 9, 2003 6:51 pm
... Paul, thanks for the offer but I think I'm going to leave it alone for now and see what happens. With the fixes I've done, it plays great - just what I...
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david schottle
saxcat2001
Oct 10, 2003 1:46 am
To my knowledge, Pete LaPlaca has no relationship with the "Chicago" series of the B&S, Dave Guardalla(?), what ever you want to call them this week. Orphius ...
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stencilmann
Oct 10, 2003 4:33 am
... David, thanks for jumping in here. After fixing the manufacturing defects on this piece, I can't put it down. A very nice design. I'd love to try it in...
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Alf Reid (AST VDB)
reidalf
Oct 10, 2003 9:09 am
I would only use spot plating on the table area , when the object is to prevent oxidation. If areas on the rails lacks plating it is best to get the facing...
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Rawlings, Peter
petersax999
Oct 10, 2003 4:29 pm
All, I'm wondering who(m) people have used as plating companies? I know of Anderson plating - any others? Specifically, that have experience plating...
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Keith Bradbury
kwbradbury
Oct 10, 2003 4:37 pm
Just FYI: I'm not holding back on ya. I've just have yet to send out a piece for plating. But I have inquired. You can also get pieces plated through...
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Thaddeus Mugwump
tmugwump
Oct 10, 2003 6:47 pm
I am a commercial photographer and I do ad work for local jewelers. I made a few calls and this is what I learned: Most jewelers who do repairs also replate...
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Rawlings, Peter
petersax999
Oct 10, 2003 6:51 pm
Thanks for the info, Thaddeus! BTW, do you have the phone number for "Major League Mouthpieces, Inc"? I couldn't find a web page for them!! ;-) ... From:...
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filippo bucci
filtenor
Oct 11, 2003 1:30 pm
thanks to Keith and Paul: you are great! Filippo...
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Keith Bradbury
kwbradbury
Oct 11, 2003 5:55 pm
Some food for thought. The premise is that the reed shape and cut should tell us what facing length can be used with it. You can use shorter facings, but you...
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Paul Coats
tenorman1952
Oct 12, 2003 1:25 am
Thad is exactly right on all points. The chemicals involved include cyanide. I do note that many of the home kits for brush plating are "cyanide free". I...
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Alf Reid (AST VDB)
reidalf
Oct 13, 2003 1:12 pm
Peter Sorry I live in AFRICA . I have heard feedback from people who have used Anderson for saxophones. Just make sure they understand that " NO BUFFING "...
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Peter Rawlings
petersax999
Oct 13, 2003 2:47 pm
Hi Again, gang, I've been working on a few Meyer 5M's for some students of mine - mostly just flattening the tables and evening the rails (I am increasingly...
