...And by Steve's suggestion I tried Paul's method too.  Pretty slick. Bill Daleiden A NEW Tune, LLC (920) 264-5827 ... From: STEVE GOODSON...
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Matthew
mavoss97
Jul 20, 2010 6:33 pm
Thanks all. I am concerned with removing the bite. If you are familiar with Tonemasters, the beak is very thin and the bite plate curves down almost to the...
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Sakshama Koloski
sakshama2
Jul 20, 2010 6:49 pm
Just find a plastic black bottle with a similar curve that can serve the purpose. Hair sprays or gels and shops selling them are good source. On Tue, Jul 20,...
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skygardener1
Jul 21, 2010 1:08 pm
To minimize damage during removal, I suggest soaking it in some kind of glue thinner or rubbing alcohol for a day. That should get to the glue and loosen it. ...
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STEVE GOODSON
saxgourmet
Jul 21, 2010 2:36 pm
a little heat will usually release most glues...
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Matthew
mavoss97
Jul 21, 2010 3:09 pm
I tried this last night with a current production Link I had lying around. I removed the black bite plate fairly easily with a sharp small wood chisel (thanks...
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MojoBari
kwbradbury
Jul 23, 2010 4:05 pm
I posted a couple of ~15 minute videos on my Facebook fan page yesterday. I think you can view them without joining Facebook: ...
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STEVE GOODSON
saxgourmet
Jul 23, 2010 5:13 pm
Thanks for posting those.....they are WELL worth watching.....congratulations on your great craftsmanship...
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STEVE GOODSON
saxgourmet
Jul 26, 2010 4:51 pm
One of my customers dropped his Drake ceramic mouthpiece, and it took an unlucky bounce and damaged the tip/siderail junction....I've got to fill it and reface...
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Keith Bradbury
kwbradbury
Jul 26, 2010 5:40 pm
I have not worked on one but I would try JB Weld.  But first I would check with Drake. I think they were offering free replacements at one time. ...
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STEVE GOODSON
saxgourmet
Jul 26, 2010 9:31 pm
as an update: I filled the chip with JB Weld, which worked well. An observation: the material used on this mouthpiece is REALLY soft, and I suspect we will see...
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Tony F.
teoenwy
Jul 27, 2010 3:06 am
I've never epaired a mouthpiece with it, but I've used an epoxy adhesive with a filler to repair statuary. I used Araldite and a tile grout of the appropriate...
9398
wikstromolle
Aug 4, 2010 9:40 pm
I have just bought a babbit-kit for refacing. And started to measure out a lot of mouthpieces from the shop I work in, in Stockholm. Is there someone who can...
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STEVE GOODSON
saxgourmet
Aug 4, 2010 10:22 pm
... See the demo video of our mouthpiece refacing DVD at www.nationofmusic.com On Aug 4, 2010, at 4:40 PM, wikstromolle wrote: I have just bought a babbit-kit...
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MojoBari
kwbradbury
Aug 5, 2010 10:38 pm
Make sure you make use of all the info posted on the Mouthpiece Work Yahoo site. It is tedious to read through years of messages, but there are many answers...
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wikstromolle
Aug 10, 2010 3:15 pm
Anyone else having problem to open the wyman book?...
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Matthew
mavoss97
Aug 10, 2010 6:35 pm
Hi all! I've had a few players recently ask me to lower the baffles on their Links (current production). The resulting tone is 'pure' (for lack of a better...
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Keith Bradbury
kwbradbury
Aug 10, 2010 6:37 pm
I would add back a little more baffle. ________________________________ From: Matthew <matthew.voss@...> To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com ...
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Keith Bradbury
kwbradbury
Aug 10, 2010 6:40 pm
If you mean the Wyman.pdf file in the Files - Literature section, I just tried it and it opened for me. Took a few seconds since it is a large file. ...
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wikstromolle
Aug 10, 2010 9:15 pm
It must be the computer at my work. Guess they might have seen that I read Wyman instead of working;) . Works at home anyway. Sorry...
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EgilF.
egfurre
Aug 11, 2010 9:31 pm
Until now I have only done simple refacing of hard rubber and plastic mouth pieces. So now I'm considering buying a Sugal Copper mouthpiece, this particular...
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STEVE GOODSON
saxgourmet
Aug 11, 2010 10:53 pm
copper is MUCH softer than brass.....it should not need plating, only buffing...
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Keith Bradbury
kwbradbury
Aug 12, 2010 1:41 am
Sugal uses Beryllium copper which is much harder than other copper alloys. It has a hardness similar to stainless steel so it is much harder than brass. It...
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Morgan
frymorgan
Aug 12, 2010 7:36 pm
IIRC Beryllium copper is pretty toxic. I would look into this further before working with it....
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Barry Levine
moeaaron
Aug 12, 2010 11:37 pm
The issue appears to be the dust: From wikipedia: As beryllium compounds are toxic there are some safety concerns for handling its alloys. In solid form and as...
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tenorman1952
Aug 13, 2010 2:35 pm
I've read warnings about dust when machining cast iron, too. There are a number of metals and other materials, such as particle board when doing carpentry,...
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Barry Levine
moeaaron
Aug 13, 2010 3:06 pm
on 8/13/10 10:30 AM, tenorman1952 at tenorman1952@... wrote: (snip) ... Been there, done that, steel splinter. Not too bad until the local anesthetic...
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w5wh@...
w5wh
Aug 13, 2010 3:43 pm
If you are working and machining IIRC Beryllium copper you need some very significant controls. EPA, NEPA, OSHA and your local health and safety regulations...
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Keith Bradbury
kwbradbury
Aug 13, 2010 4:24 pm
I would expect pure Berryllium to attract this kind of safety. But I would think once it is alloyed in small quantities with the copper it would be a lot ...
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Robert W. Smith
satb_winds
Aug 13, 2010 8:55 pm
The minimum masking that I will use are the NIOSH N95 rated facemasks. They filter way more types of particles than a standard dust mask and can be acquired...
