Thank you so much for the video link showing the mouthpiece measure and reface.I won't have anything meaningfull to say about refacing as I joined this group...
I have a couple of questions concerning measuring: 1. How do you keep the mouthpiece from slipping on the glass gauge as you attempt to measure it? I seem to...
... I find pressure alone is usually enough, but if the table is not flat the glass may move and water or saliva will increase the adhesion. I cannot answer...
Hello, When a mouthpiece is hard to hold in place on a glass gauge, for me, it is an indicator that the table of the mouthpiece is not flat. Once I fix that,...
... If the table has a high spot (is convex) this can be a real challenge. I usually get away with rocking my thumb some toward the window to get some ...
... Hi Doug I take all my measurements at the same time.That way I don't have to realign the mouthpiece every measurement.I use a set back and with pratice I...
Hi Doug, If you are slipping you just need to grab your ruler a little tighter.It takes practice.When I first learned to set my tip, I would kind of push the...
Hello everyone, Yes !! I want and IŽll make a mouthpiece from a block of wood. Sounds crazy ? Maybe, but I like the idea and I donŽt know why .. So, I need...
Hi all, I bought a silver-plated "Otto" Chinese-made (I presume, not labeled as such) tenor mouthpiece from Ebay seller violinking8. These were not listed as...
This is an old thread, but I have some comments questions. I went to a Ron Caravan mouthpiece/reed lecture a few years ago and he mentioned one thing about...
... Asymmetrical meaning what? There are a multitude of ways for a facing to be asymmetrical and only one way for it to be symmetrical. If we are talking about...
It is quite common for hard rubber mouthpieces to warp over the years, or for them to not be symmetrical in the first place. Some say an assymetrical facing...
Yea Paul, I agree with you. If the mouthpiece is not even across the raill, the reeds will leak.Unfortunately in the old days and even now depending on the...
... mouthpieces had irregularities. And that these pieces my never be duplicated.I found this to be true when I refaced my Oleg tenor mouthpiece.It's not...
... Ahhhh.... but what if it was symmetrical? ;) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing....
Well has I said preivously. If its a great player, its a great player. ____________________________________________________________________________________ ...
... player. ... character.I'm not saying we shouldn't try to make them perfect.But if it plays great and it's not perfect one more swipe can kill it real ...
this may be a simple fix that is eluding me or that i cant remember. the problem.. a yamaha alto, no leaks, the second octive e flat is squeaking sometimes...
Check your neck to see if your octave key is closing all the way.Double check your palm keys, and double check you side Bb and C.Some times it doesn't look...
... I agree with this. A refacer (and client) takes a risk in "fixing" the defects he sees. The irregularities usually add some resistance to the MP in a...
Hey Keith, I have always found that evening a mouthpiece up works for the craftsman and the player, just as long as you can figure out which way he,the player...
got it! side c key had a pinhole leak at about 5 oclock posistion kind of hid by the stack.. just like you said, just enough to throw me a curve.. now back...
Hey Don, You're welcome.If You can find a guy that does electronics or amp repair, and if you give him a cheep florescent lamp with the long skinny bulb, he...
not to mention that leak was sabotaging my altissimo range.. why it appeared out of nowhere is one of those myteries we live with. no! i now have a new...
Stuff like that happens all the time.It can be from a weather change, or bumping your horn into the case or a piece of dirt or the glue moving etc.By the way...
in the capital city san jose. there is a bit of a jazz scene there are 1 or 2 exelent places to gig or catch a gig. sometimes they have some top people come...
Is there anybody in this group that have the measurments on the facingcurve for a Selmer Soloist F sop mouthpiece? I have got a Selmer G from a musician and he...
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