Klarinet Archive - Posting 000517.txt from 2004/05

From: "Karl Krelove" <karlkrelove@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [kl]B45 green mouthpiece
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 14:29:12 -0400

My only question is whether or not the muriatic acid will remove enough
rubber from either the rails or the inside to affect the mouthpiece's
acoustics. Even buffing (which was suggested earlier) can result in
accidental removal of material from the rails. It doesn't take much to
change the facing curve enough to be noticeable, and my impression is that
the dimensions of the upper baffle in particular could be critical. So many
players on the list seem concerned about material they feel is worn off
simply by swabbing (however carefully).

For what it's worth, I've had mouthpieces that had turned greenish simply
from age. I've always felt better just leaving them alone. The color isn't
visually noticeable from any distance (i.e. to people sitting in the
audience) and it certainly isn't aurally noticeable to anyone.

Karl Krelove

> -----Original Message-----
> From: C.Talbot [mailto:carolyn.talbot@-----.org]
> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 1:58 PM
> To: klarinet@-----.org
> Subject: Re: [kl]B45 green mouthpiece
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> I soaked a hard rubber mp that was old and discolored in dilute
> muratic acd and
> it went back to black. Just once, so no guarantee :) Carol
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> On 30.05.2004 at 11:21:11, Larisa Duffy and David Dow
> <duffyl@-----.ca>
> wrote:
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> > You may want to try the Amour all treatment with a cloth with a
> small amount
> > on the cloth. Over a period of weeks it may improve the look of this
> > mouthpiece....no gaurantees.
> >
> > David Dow
> > Symphony NB
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