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Re: Refurbishing a Frank Kaspar Mouthpiece

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2019-01-05 18:16

Ken. wrote:

> If I decide to have it restored what do refacers do to get it
> into top condition? Do they restore it to be like it was when
> it was new i.e. everything about the original design preserved,
> or do they modify it to make it "better"?

In my limited experience with re-facers, I would say that they *should* respect *your* wishes in terms of balancing restoration with improvement. So you need to talk with anyone you're considering to have work on this mouthpiece and agree on what you're looking for.

That said, restoring an old mouthpiece to its original specs depends a lot on how damaged it is to begin with. If the facing is too badly damaged, restoring it may throw other internal measurements off. At that point the re-facer may be redesigning the mouthpiece to restore its function more than he is restoring its original specs.

Karl

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