There are some clarinetists that like assymetrical facings. They say it adds more resistance, which they like. Ron Coelho introduces an assymetricity on...
I really prefer even radial curves on saxophones - but I must admit that some of the clarinet pieces I've played with non-radial curves are excellent. I DON'T...
... out of a box to play. Perhaps their mouthpiece is crooked, and those few very unbalanced reeds would be the only ones that would vibrate well on the ...
... design to a point where it just wont blow right? It lowers the tip quite a distance from its origin. Would a baffle potentially have overcome this...
... I have thought about this, why clarinet mouthpieces will play with flat spots, but not saxophones. I think it comes down to this... in general, saxophones...
People seem to be stating two possibilities...one is you have a radial or elliptical curve and the other is that you have a curve with flat spots. Is it not...
Actually you don't want the reed to vibrate laterally acoss the center axis (side to side) as that is the mode that produces squeaks. It would certainly seem...
At one time, clarinet facings were done by simply first making a flat table. Then the rear of the mouthpiece was lifted a certain amount, and the mouthpiece...
Hi, first of all thanks to all the people who helped me in finding the old missing E. Brand refacing curves. Now I have another question... recently I bouth...
... Paul, This seems like a very interesting concept. You wouldn't mind giving up the rest of the secret -aka. how you decide how far to drift those last few ...
I have been seeing comments about radial vs parabolic vs eliptical facings. For clarinet facings at least there is very, very little difference between the...
For soprano and alto I usually lengthen the .0015" and .010" feelers by 2 mm. (+4 on the E Brand gauges). For tenor and bari, length by 3mm (+6). Paul...
Good stuff Brent. It is not significant for clarinet curves since the tip openings are small and the facing lengths are short. But I think clarinet facers...
There's an interesting and very relevant article in a recent (Sept 2004) issue of the "Clarinet" magazine showing a set-up using high-speed photography (up to...
There's an interesting and very relevant article in a recent (Sept 2004) issue of the "Clarinet" magazine showing a set-up using high-speed photography (up to...
Interesting ... the article I pointed out did not allow the reed to operate in a "free reed" mode (as happens when sucking on the back of the mouthpiece), but...
Interesting ... the article I pointed out did not allow the reed to operate in a "free reed" mode (as happens when sucking on the back of the mouthpiece), but...
I own a vintage Brilhart 8* metal mouthpiece w/ a black plastic bite plate on top. I believe it has been replaced or fooled with because it was already pretty...
I just fixed one like you describe for another fellow. Replacement bite plates are just about nonexistant. Supposedly Theo at Mouthpieceheaven.com has a few. ...
Paul, Just curious, what is the black epoxy that you've found. I've used marine epoxy in the past that I added acrylic colorant to...all also advertised as...
I use a two part plumbers epoxy for baffles and biteplates. It cures white, but it starts out blue. Finishes nice and shiny. ... mix ... Theo at ... filed ... ...
Merlin, What's the brand name of the blue to white stuff? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the...
I'll have to check in my supplies at work when I get in, but I think it may be a Loctite product. It comes in a small plastic tube (like a pill bottle) and it...
I have run into the bite plate problem too, and have had luck with two solutions. First, filling the tooth indents with epoxy before applying the toothguard...
The black stuff I use is the same but for color. It has a different brand name, but is all black, inside and out. "QuickSteel" by CarGo. #16002 May also...
I put a new spreadsheet in the Files - Tenor area. It has curve for Tenor Links from size 5 through 10*. These are calculated curves, not from measurements...
This is old news, but I bring it up again: many epoxies contain very nasty stuff as plasticizers (Bisphenol A, for example) which are not nice for the body and...
And on top of that I would still recommend that you use a clear patch. If a patch was used from the start we wouldn't be filling these bite plates. Ed Svoboda...
Just for the record I note that Jim always covered the epoxy--either with a toothguard or a piece of plastic, which would limit exposure. When you can get away...
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