I bought last month what I believe to be a nice metal blank to make a mouthpiece, but when arrived to me I saw immediately it was already touched as previous...
It sounds like the blank is ruined. You can do a lot with a piece if it does not have curved inner sidewalls. But with them you are limited. The only other...
Gian, some things can be fixed, but only with so much work that it is a waste of your time. Your time is worth money, too. You have to make the decision. I...
I've read months ago on this forum about this "bodyshop" technique... as you said what I have got to loose? Unfortunately I have a deep curved inner sidewalls....
I once worked on a Duk Hollywood that someone had used a bench grinder on the rails. It was either that or a chain saw. I built it up with brass powder epoxy...
... or ... Yamaha mouthpieces are plastic, but much harder than the ABS style mouthpieces used by many other companies for their standard fare. Itis more like...
Hi all. I have in my collection of stuff an alto sax mouthpiece I have not been able to find out anything about. Your help woulod be appreciated. It is a hard...
Plastic, I think (not sure) they are ABS. Paul erik klein <ek@...> wrote: Hi all, Anybody know if the student line stock Yamaha mouthpiece is plastic...
You can contact him at this address: Ralph Morgan Morgan Enterprises, 490 Forest Drive, Springfied, OHIO 45505 Ciao e a presto Manfredo Cavallini ... ...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the MouthpieceWork group: Currently, who is making the highest quality mouthpieces on a semi mass...
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... mass production level. Understanding that all refacers and customizers are just that. ... What about Fred Lamberson? The 'experts' seem to think he's one...
... That is the problem with most polls I've seen on sax sites. There always are a few options missing. First you need a pre-poll to get nominations for the...
Hey Roger... there are so many other... what about Freddie Gregory, Geoff Lawton or Lamberson as craftman... or Larsen and Lebayle on big productions? Anybody...
These polls are basically useless. They don't really cover the right people because it would be a really long poll to do so. They always represent regional...
I only posted this poll as a way to spur some conversation. It wasn't intended to be biased at all nor to leave anyone out. Although I can appreciate the...
Hello all, My thoughts-- I think this is the mission of this group that Keith set up- to teach us and to share with each other about how to make good...
I have an old Link tenor piece. The plating on was so badly damaged, that it was essentially unmeasurable. So I cleaned up the table with 600. Starting to...
Does anyone have a lead sheet to "The Common Ground" by Kenny Burrell or a transcription they would e-mail me. Please let me know.. Thanks, Herschel McWilliams...
Hi, Somebody have experienced to cover a Dukoff silverite with silver or gold ? I love my mojo-dukoff and I was thinking to do it. I would like to open here a...
Hi Mark I just post same question of you... and I hope some guy with experience on refacing will tell about it. Nobody tell how is dangerous to play a Dukoff...
I don't think it is lead, that would be illegal due to health laws in the USA, too. But whatever the metal, it is so soft that just measureing the facing with...
Brass is Copper and Zinc. ... From: msausville To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 3:54 PM Subject: [MouthpieceWork] question...
Well, it's my impression (from the Ernst Ferron book) that the brass used in saxophones in fact has lead in it. My recollection is that different alloys are...
Some brass alloys have lead added for easier machining. I believe that even with the added lead, the amount that can be leached through oral contact does not...
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