I just finished getting the measurements on my Fritz Wurlitzer with the inscription Erlbach i.v. and three inscribed pierced dots to the side of the lay. I...
... Just to be clear, what set of feeler gages are you using? What are their thicknesses? Also is "40110" looks strange and a 20 mm tip opening is too large...
If you still have the clarinet facings you referred to in this post for Benny Goodman, Pete Fountain, Buddy DeFranco, and other notables, I'd like to see it. ...
I too am interested in the clarinet facings if you have them. Please be kind enough to tell me/us the size of the gauges that were used in the measurements of...
I have been reviewing posts in the 1-3000 range and I am seeing a lot of questions about cleaning of the white deposits from rubber and plastic mouthpieces. It...
Or you can get this: http://www.doctorsprod.com/store/comersus_listItems.asp?idCategory=12 His stuff works great, and protects your vintage mouthpieces as...
I have also had good results with Kaboom - a cleaning product made to dissolve lime scale/buildup in tubs & sinks - someone on this newsgroup suggested it. It...
I don't know how practical this would be, but it seems Citric acid would also work quite well for dip-cleaning brass instruments. Has anyone tried this? ...
Keith, Your link to otto frei's website led me to find a small ultrasonic cleaning rig (tank is 6" long, should fit even bari mouthpieces) for a very...
I have a small ultrasonic cleaner. Got it from Micro-Mark on sale but the non-sale price is good too. ~$80? It will not clean off calcium deposits. I mostly...
A buddy has given me an older stainless Berg tenor mpc and I've got a couple of questions. The piece looks as if it may have had work done at some point. I'm...
Sorry for not replying sooner but I've been busy. I just had another clarinetist measure this piece and the measurements are exact. It blows like a cannon!!...
Steve, What seems odd is that a shank bore is commonly around 15mm opening. So a tip opening of 20mm seems unrealistic - I don't know how a reed can vibrate in...
... So maybe the tip is 2.0 mm, not 20 mm. Or maybe the facing length is 20 mm. Again, what set of feeler gages are you using and what does "40110" represent....
At 20mm, it would blow like a cannon because the tip opening would be bigger than the bore of a soprano clarinet. Hmmm? It's 10 times larger than the tip...
I have an explanation of the figure "40110". This is a very old method (about 1930 in USA) but very efficient of identify the characteristics of a mouthpiece...
Just got the $40 ultrasonic cleaner from Otto Frei - haven't used it yet. Some questions: - can you use (as the instructions say) a small amount of dish ...
aka -- the Brand System I believe you will see this identification on alot of old pieces. such as Selmer started using it approx 1938 and can be seen on...
40110 -- 110 would be 1.10 mm tip opening 1.1 mm / 25.4 mm/inch = .043" tip opening. 20 mm / 25.4 mm/in = 0.787" That is more than 3/4 of an inch. Even if...
- can you use (as the instructions say) a small amount of dishdetergent instead of the special solution, or is it worth it to just get the special stuff? I...
I was wondering if someone better with tables and spread sheets could check this out. Im having a blonde moment. I computed this curve with the Bari spread...
Herb Blayman used to make a mouthpiece with a "b" facing which was his most open mouthpiece. H E R B were his facings, h being the most closed and b being the...
It is not very difficult to understand "40110": The first two figures, in this case 40, is the plane lenght expressed in half of mm unit i.e. 20mm which is a...
I just received an alto #7 mpc and a tenor #7 mpc. Can't comment on the alto piece yet...other than it is unique. The tenor plays fantastic! A great copy. A...
... Since I am new to the grouop, relative to this message, and the location where these photos were posted, are they available anywhere else? I looked in the...
make the tip opening .002. I was using the new piece that was sold on ebay for measuring the tip that had the hamco base with dial on it. I just realized it...
No, .002" is way too small, too. Place the gauge directly on a piece of glass or other flat surface. Does it read zero? Note that you read the gauge BACKWARDS...
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