... I use re-worked Rico Graftonites on clarinet. They were designed by Arnold Brilhart and are of an extremely hard graphite/plastic mix. This makes them very...
For what it's worth, you can buy Graftonite on eBay for a couple bucks less than WWBW. I think I paid about $14 including shipping for mine, and someone's...
... had in ... did that ... plated tenor.It is a prototype and it played well except it would chirp when I pushed it hard. The rails were a little off so I...
There was a post this morning on a tuba BBS that Michael Brecker had passed. I was wondering if anyone else had heard anything about this. I knew he was sick...
... It's definitely not hard rubber - which has a characteristic odor when one works on it. I was unable to find anything definitive googling around. It FEELS...
By the way, here is a link to the site where I saw this: http://forums.chisham.com/viewtopic.php?t=13767 I'm hoping this is in error as I can't find any...
... Thank you for posting a source. But this is only hearsay at this point. The tuba forum source is just hearsay. I took a quick search around the web and...
Guess I should have done a search first, a POOR April 1 joke !! Running it down via Google-AOL, it is a phosphate compound of iron, possibly manganese and...
Yes, I'm guessing, after realizing the date which I had not done before, that it must be a really awful joke of some sort. My apologies for even making the...
The stock Buffet pieces are acrylic, made by ESM in Germany. The 125 is the tip opening - 1.25mm, or about .048". They reface fairly well - I do them as...
... This may be so today, but back in 1987 Graftonite was listed as a "Durable Composition of Graphite and Rubber". Polycarbonate is linked to enlargement of...
I can't resist: Were there studies done on the effect on male organs? ... From: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com [mailto:MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com] On...
... Hi Steve , Was that mouth organs or mouse organs ? ... [mailto:MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com] ... "Durable ... female ... MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com ...
OK, have fun, fellas,, we may have here a non-tradenamed, several spellings, designation for several "plastic" compositions. Our interest as mp body material...
What is the relationship between the facing curve's characteristics near the tip and the tone quality? Is it consistent, or does it vary from piece to piece? ...
There has been some discussion on this group about the "flip tip", which is an increased curve near the tip. Search the archived messages for those posts....
I have found that the curved tip lay does have better altissimo and the flat tip lay is warmer in tone, rr visit with me at http://www.misterross.com...
hello to all, I have measured a tenor brilhart ebolin reworked by Doc Tenney. This mpc has "hard rubber" stamped on the shank, a large round chamber and...
... If just the tip rail is flattened, I do not think there will be any "slap" effect. If a flat is 5-10mm long, it will be edgy. This may be from a slap or...
ciao filippo, I have this mouthpiece! I've bought it original and I've sent it to freddie gregory to open at 7* I have some pics. all the best Alessandro...
... I presume everyone is talking about the curve of the lay as viewed from the side of the mouthpiece. However, refering back to post 4001, which I feel was...
I think I have read that what we call "hard rubber" can have as little as 10% HR and the rest plastic. Anyone read something similar? One way to test HR from...
I would like to learn how to replate metal mouthpieces after a refacing. I know there are several materials, kits and techniques available. Which one gave you...
You are warped, Steve! ... [mailto:MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com] ... <jacques.fuchs@> ... according to ... a "Durable ... of female ... Eddie ... -- ... ...
Yes, I have found a lot of older pieces to be softer and its just a guess but Im assuming the HR content is higher. Still the current babbit pieces sand out...
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