... While this information is interesting, good mouthpiece work can be done with just a note about your "preferred playing style, problems, etc." The neck...
... done ... It is a risky enough gamble to place your mouthpiece in the hands of a commercial shipping courier. Losing a neck as well as the mouthpiece would...
Hello all... I know this issue has been discussed before here but not to a final end... I am wondering how to secure a mouthpiece to the lathe using only one ...
I think it is better to have a jig made that envelops the beak end of your casting at least halfway so you may be able to work on the body of the mouthpiece...
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Is there anywhere that shows a side view cutaway drawing of a typical mouthpiece with the different areas identified relative to the nomenclature sheet in the...
It's about $25. Somebody is selling it on Ebay now for $27. Google "Band Instrument Repairing Manual." I just got a copy and now I'm looking for the...
... typical ... etc. There are a number of sites with this type of diagram. Here is one: http://mouthpieceworks.com/Terms.html ... contours ... flat, ... This...
... Do you mean the inner sidewalls. I generally note if they are straight or curved. Sometime I describe an "A" chamber if the walls are not parallel as...
... now ... the ... gauge" ... Manual." I was paying 22.50 for it now it has gone to 25.00 plus shipping.Freeee's said I can buy then for 17.50 but I have to...
Jim, Sure, I would take one. And while you're at it, I would also take one of your glass gauges. You could send both at once. JT ... and ... like ... reading ...
From jimmitch .>>>> Great thats four orders. Even if I can get ten or so It would make to worth it. Thanks Jim ... <MouthpieceWork%40yahoogroups.com>, ... ...
It has been pretty quiet on this site for some time so it's time to revive things. When you have a work session that involves alot of filing and hand sanding,...
Last night I was using a metal reed to judge the shape a brass mouthpiece tip curve. Under the light I was using, I could not easily see the contrast between...
... Finally got around to posting this question: What the source of the information for the basic waveforms of these instruments? I have heard enough square...
Dear Barry, I agree with your point - I would even go further, by saying that if one explores additive synthesis to any degree that they will realize that...
Hello everyone, I have a very important question. Besides the length of the shank, what other factors control the intonation of a mouthpiece. Say if you had...
Theoretically, the saxophone works like an "open pipe" which produces both odd and even numbered overtones. These should add up to form a sawtooth wave. Good...
A mouthpiece that plays flat, cannot be pushed in far enough to bring up to pitch, probably has a too large chamber. The fix is to fill in some of the chamber...
This sounds like pure unadulterated BS to me. The sax produces nothing like a sawtooth wave, and the clarinet produces nothing like a square wave. Look here: ...