Hi folks, I am new to mouthpiece repair and I need some advice. I have a Vandoren cl piece that has been dropped and is now missing about half of the tip rail....
Actually, my advice is to get a new mouthpiece. Most epoxies contain chemicals that are not advisable to have in contact with your mouth and saliva, as they...
... Use slow set 24 hour epoxy which I find much harder than the quick set variety. You could experiment with the ratio of resin to hardener, instead of the...
I have successfully reconstructed a missing "corner" - tip and side rail - on a clarinet mouthpiece using dental acrylic. It didn't adhere well to the hard...
Dental acrylic is the perfect solution, as it is completely non-toxic, and superglue is good as well, although I'm not sure it would be strong enough. A good...
I can't believe nobody has observed it! http://www.saxgourmet.com/adolph-sax.html <http://www.nationofmusic.com/ecommerce/> The Music Business is a cruel and...
After recently purchasing a morgan refacing kit, and many "junker pieces" i began my quest for the most sublime table. After reading, and re, re ,re ,re...
I've kinda been wondering the same thing, if we're referring to measurements on the glass gauge with the successive feeler gauges. Where are the optimum...
The only ones I have seen published are the ones that were in early editions of the Erick Brand manual and the same ones appeared in a Ralph Morgan Sax Journal...
thanks kieth...you guys on this site are generous, and very easy to identify with. I will enclose an attachment for you....enjoy regards joe piccolo Keith...
... Hi Sam, I purchased a tenor Glodstar on ebay for less than £30. It is a Chinese copy of a metal Selmer. It was useless until I flattened the table etc. If...
I'd like to obtain about 15 to 20 "identical" clarinet mouthpieces to use as blanks for some testing I want to do. As to the exact type of mouthpiece, I have...
... My suggestion is the cheap Rico Royal A3 Graftonite. The 'A' model has a low baffle and a tip opening of .045" The only down side is the hardness of the...
Hello... I'm new to the group and would like some help getting started on my new quest. Can someone please recommend a place who has measuring tools, refacing...
On the home page of the Yahoo MouthpieceWork site there is a reference to what file to look at for tool sources. The Files and Links sections have sources...
I have heard that Steve Fowler my be ill. So you may not get a response if you inquire about one of his dial gauges. There are alternatives. Also see the...
Sorry to hear that. I very recently corresponded with Steve, having just bought one of his digital in/mm dial gauges which is great--very well-engineered...
I spent some time today mixing and matching some ligatures and caps to a Guardala Laser Cut Tenor Mouthpieces. The older WW&BW ones with the metal ligs came...
Also, a BG metal lig, L28MJ, fits the Guardala. It is a two rail reed contact ligature. It is somewhat unusual in that the metal band of the lig is made so...
Hi all, I joined this group a month ago. I just play saxophone and am not a technician, but am very interested in the technical side of both saxophones and...
I do not think you can do much harm in this area. If I understand you, it is an uneven shape inside the throat. Runyons typically have seams there, called...
That would take far too long. Use a simple round file. Place several layers of tape, vinyl electrical tape is fine, over the baffle and tip rail so that you...
Paul, Keith, thank you both for your advise. I removed the extra rims of the throat yesterday evening with the only round file I had (the fine grained glass...
Is it a closely guarded secret, or can someone please tell me how to obtain easy altissimo notes by designing this into a CLARINET mouthpiece. I have no...
I've played around with clarinet facings a bit. Pure circular curves don't seem to work that well, being rather resistant above middle B. A shape that works...
I'm sure that many members of this list attend the upcoming music shows and conferences. I would be pleased and honored to meet as many of you as possible and...
Hi, I am new to this mouthpiece group, and have worked as a refacer for about6months. I recently recieved a Vandoren al3 mouthpiece from a classical saxophone...
... Thanks for the comments Andrew. I think that using extra short lays may be contributing to the reed's lack of response when vibrating on the highest notes....
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