Many saxophonist and clarinet players unwittingly alter the facing of their mouthpieces slowly over time by forcing a mouthpiece with the reed and ligature...
I think you are correct. I have often recommended placing the mouthpiece on the neck or barrel first. This gives a "handle" to hold the mouthpiece, and the...
I have recently noticed another "wear" phenomenon in vintage metal Links with thin material under the table. There is often 1-2 low spots in the table just...
I was wondering if anyone out there has heard of anyone getting poisoned by an unplated mouthpiece. Also does the patina buildup on a mouthpiece affect the...
VERY GOOD, Paul, I agree, practice and explain it to students and, yes, even experienced players. Playing several [fragile} glass, as well as HR mps, the...
No to mention the potential damage to facings from ligatures slipping around and scratching everything. I've taught this method to my students and clients for...
Brass is not toxic in and of itself (mainly copper and zinc). Many brasses, however contain lead which can leach out. Lead poisoning is a slow and cumulative...
for a while i was playing an old brass dukoff BD with no plating. i definitely notice a reaction with my teeth and gums when i played it, i eventually had to...
My brother manufactures Brass instrument mouthpieces and, while not saxophone mouthpieces, they are brass and he can i am sure, shed some light on this issue....
One of Adolphe Sax's many health problems was carcinogeous melanosis of his lips due to long term contact with raw brass from his saxhorn mouthpieces. I am not...
I have searched far and wide for any reference to brass toxicity, as did a friend who is a materials specialist. If you have any links they would be much...
Some people are alergic to brass, but there is no "brass poisoning". Lead poisoning could happen if the brass has lead in it, and it leaches out. Half of all...
Here is an intersting topic for discussion... How many of you have had a client come to you for consultation and said that they would like to sound like...
One of my challenges was to sound like Sam Butera. The client had a Berg similar to Sam's but was not getting the buzz and resonance he was looking for after...
I think it's more that people like certain tonal characteristics. We all know that a rubber Link can allow a player to sound like Sonny Rollins, Trane, early...
First time I ever heard of this... can you cite a source? To what appearance or qualities would the "ghost child of Dinant" appellation be referring? Barry...
My response wold be to stand in a corner and play long tones. All kidding aside, I have been a member of this forum for over a year and have watched......i am...
Woah, Paul! Careful what you say my friend. I play jazz on a soloist C and I am not want for projection. I play lead in several professional big bands and...
I've had a couple of clients come to me before and say, "Man can you just make me sound like Brecker, or Sanborn?" uh.................NO! The problem...
I had read an interview with Michael Brecker in which he said he ended up sounding the same no matter what mouthpiece he used, but due to a neck injury, he...
... said ... There are some very good and to the point responses. Three components will determine a player's tonal character. The instrument, the mouthpiece,...
Yes, mouthpiece selection is just part of each player's search for his/her personal sound, not the magic key to sound like so-and-so. A colleague of mine, an...
"His answer is that they should find a mouthpiece that allows them to not think about their mouthpiece all the time, freeing them up to actually play music." ...
Sax's melanoma is discussed in the Horwood, Hemke, and Kochnitzky bios, as well as maybe others. I recall one of them speculating that raw brass might have had...
... bios, ... brass ... evidence ... on the ... ALSO REFER TO: "THE DEVIL'S HORN" by Michale Segall FSG Farrar, Strauss and Giroux publisher. See Chapter 1...
I think you hit it right on the head, Paul! Tom ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best...
Don't forget about the assassination attempts (yes, plural, there were two!) by other instrument makers. ... -- matthew august stohrer www.stohrerwoodwinds.com...
Anyone have any experiance with Gold reclamation? I had heard that some jewelers send their workbench vacuum cleaners out to get gold dust recovered that they...
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