Klarinet Archive - Posting 000476.txt from 1999/11

From: Richard Bush <rbushidioglot@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Crappy mouthpieces
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 09:57:43 -0500

Hi Bill,

I let people take mouthpiece to try all the time. A role of black electricians
tape goes a long way when using just a small bit of it to protect the mouthpiece
through the trial period. Cost is probably 1/10 of one cent per mouthpiece. Just
an idea for those who want to help the customer find something that they really
like and can use.

Bill Hausmann wrote:

> At 09:16 AM 11/12/1999 +0000, you wrote:
> >I think players too often disregard the facts that they get saliva and
> >teeth on mouthpieces when they try them out. Somehow the dealer has to
> >cope with this. SOme "mothers" and others may well have this in mind.
> >There is really no excuse for the wildness in dimensions Walter G. has
> >found, though.
> >Roger S.
> >
> Saliva is not problem. We have Sterisol and Sanimist and things to clean
> that up. But once you have teethmarks on a mouthpiece, it becomes "used"
> and nobody wants it. That is why stores are reluctant to let people try
> mouthpieces.
>
> By the way, does anyone know if there is anywhere near this much variation
> in brass mouthpieces?
>
> Bill Hausmann bhausman@-----.com
> 451 Old Orchard Drive http://www.concentric.net/~bhausman
> Essexville, MI 48732 http://homepages.go.com/~zoot14/zoot14.html
> ICQ UIN 4862265
>
> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.

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