As a clarification, my student is NOT in the business of mouthpiece manufacturing. He is an engineer who has a "real" job, and is NOT soliciting moutpiece...
After get from Ebay 15 plastic MP's and play with them I now in need of more sources, I been looking for blanks in plastic, HR, metal mp's with no luck, if you...
I have a number of alto sax and a few tenor sax blanks. These are Runyon Model 22's, which are made of a plastic/rubber alloy that has the same flex modulus...
I know of no one selling metal blanks. Paul daniel24672 <daniel24672@...> wrote: After get from Ebay 15 plastic MP's and play with them I now in need of...
To formulate better, I would like to open a piece by sanding the table at a small angle. The tip may not allow for larger opening and I'm hesitant to shorten...
This is a difficult way to open a tip. A lot of material needs to be removed from the table. Also you may need to find a smaller ligature. The pivot point is...
... facing ... distance to ... must be ... heel ... mouthpiece at ... table to ... much ... angle. The ... taught of ... Good answer!. Makes me feel good about...
I agree. Not to be attempted. What are the consequences of sanding some of the tip and shorten the mouthpiece for 1 or 2 mil. Is it going to change the pitch...
1 or 2 mm should not change the pitch of the mouthpiece. Perhaps if it is an atypical baffle, it may have some affect on, if removal of this amount would...
We're going to start shooting our mouthpiece refacing video next week. Any suggestions? Topics? <http://www.nationofmusic.com/ecommerce/> PLEASE VISIT MY WEB...
Have lots of light, good angles to see the process, don't use tools you can't get or custom tools you have made yourself. If we can't get the tools we can,t do...
Please show close-ups of the actual work. Mikole made a good video and his explanations were good. However, it was difficult to understand what he was REALLY...
Actually, a well know tool manufacturer is making up a full set of tools which will be offered for sale as a kit and be featured in the video. I'm using the...
As some of you may know, tornados hit Tim "Sax Alley" Glesmann's town and has caused horrific damage. GOOD NEWS! I just talked to Tim on the phone... he, his...
Banding shanks. Paul STEVE GOODSON <saxgourmet@...> wrote: Here's a rough outline.....any omissions?......comments?....we hope to start shooting next week ...
Chamber SHAPE Baffle shape is the most important part of the complete chamber shape. But also of interest: 1. General air flow considerations: A. Side wall...
To follow up, I just received this email from Tim about his harrowing experience - Paul Thanks so much for your call, concern and prayers. I am sorry for this...
Hi! Would you tell me how do you expand the chamber properly without leaving ugly tool marks or making it look unbalanced. I use Dremel tool without great...
Does anybody have a chart of the curve of the Morgan mouthpieces for tenor. How does it differ to radial curve and is that the secret to his pieces playing...
Most Morgans I have seen have a facing curve close to an elliptical section with a major/minor axis ratio of 4. If you have a favorite Morgan, just measure the...
Keith, I have an old, Vandoren that I was cleaning up, dropped and broke the tip off. I took some pictures, which I couldn't attach here so I am putting them...
I just did a GN Brilhart that was a little worse than your Vandoren photos. What kind of epoxy putty were you using? "Putty" may not be the best for holding...