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Re: how to fix a mouthpiece dent

Author: NBeaty
Date: 2010-12-14 13:17

A heat source that is moving is an advantage to me. There's no chance of it staying in one place for too long. I have yet to burn a mouthpiece or a finger. I also don't have the flame on the mouthpiece in the sense that it's touching other parts of the mouthpiece. I don't think I'd even feel uncomfortable if I spent as much time with the flame on my finger as I would on a mouthpiece.

To each their own. Like I've said before, start with the shortest amount of time possible and increase until the dent pops out. If you must keep the flame from coming close to the mouthpiece to be as safe as possible, do that. I have found a 100% success rate with waving the flame with very short times and I don't think I could even burn my finger in this fashion.

Most things regarding mouthpiece work is complicated and takes a lot of time to become proficient with. The fine touch required to make a nice facing curve or do good filing work leaves little margin for error and requires intense concentration. However, nothing in mouthpiece work has been as easy or has had as high a success rate than waving a small lighter flame to fix a dent.

Often, this is the most impressive act a mouthpiece maker can perform for a client, especially if the client doesn't know or think it's possible!

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