Most certainly "PLEXIGLASS" (PERSPEX) which is acrylic and suposedly safe. When Johannes started out I advised him to use it as I'm also using the stuff. On my...
Hi, the world preview :))) of my new (patented) mixed mouthpieces available here: http://launch.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/MouthpieceWork/photos/browse/393 6?c=...
I took the liberty of posting some photos in the "What We Look Like" folder. These include, myself, Paul Coats, and good friends Jody Espina (of Jody Jazz...
Thanks Keith. It is plexiglass but it can also be ebonite (black or colored). Colors can change in a wide range from red to yellow to transparent blue or ...
Steve who? Paul STEVE GOODSON <saxgourmet@...> wrote: The individual to my right in the photo Paul posted is my executive sales assistant, Nikki Collins. ...
I will be doing the detailed design work for these soon. I'm planning on a 6 reed set: SATB, clar, bass clar. I need help deciding on a metal thickness. I...
Hi I just joined this group and i was wondering how to get started in trying to reface pieces. I have no idea where to start. Thanks for your help. Dylan...
... planning ... this. ... Hi Keith: I think that for more open facings that .012" to .016" would be pliable enough to serve it's purpose and still be durable...
Thanks Mike, I am glad you like them. We are still working to improve their look and performances. Now they are exclusively silver marked and look even better...
... have? No, because it is too thick and will not bend. The person who fashioned this particular aluminum reed tool did not take into consideration the ...
I saw this I saw this Francois Louis Wood Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece on eBay. It is an 11 facing (.140). Can anyone tell me what might make this mpc worth...
... This is a question more likely to be discussed on SOTW. But here's a few cents worth anyway. Francois Louis works very slowly and meticuliously to...
I am a recent joiner as well and have started out by reading ALL of the posts - starting at #1. I am now at ~ #238 and there is a LOT of useful information. ...
I have a very good old friend of mine which is a great bari sax player and a hugh fan of Gerry Mulligan.I believe he has got almost every record played by him...
... Hollywood ... find ... Jerry Mulligan's estate and equipment was auctioned off on ebay several years ago. The Gale mouthpiece with the 3 dots around the...
Gerry Mulligan wore out his Gale and had it repaired several times. They are just not to be had. If there were any more in the known universe, Gerry Mulligan...
A great thanks to both of you, Greg and Paul, for your answers, very helpful, now I will be looking for a Charles Bay Barytonsax mouthpiece, much easier to...
For years now I have been recording many many tip openings and facing curves using the Eric Brand feeler set. Is there a conversion factor to convert these...
If you read the liner notes to "Lonesome Boulevard" Gerry talk about having his Gale being irreparable and having Vandoren make a copy for him. He said that he...
Yeah, he had the word out, he would buy any that could be found. Apparently he had bitten all the way through the beak several times, had it filled in, and...
... It can be done but there is not a simple conversion factor. The strategy would be to fit a curve through the data points gathered from the Brand set. Then...
I think some pliability is a good thing, and once they're bent in the general shape of a facing they can just stay that way anyhow, almost self-adjusting to...
I'm not sure if this is the latest in the series, but it is the last of the group htat I have read, so far. Paul, What part of LA, or is that LouisianA? Does...