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Author: Mojo
Date: 2019-06-05 16:54
A flat spot on the facing curve might be a source of this sizzle.
The classic Brand set of feelers are space too far apart for precise facing work IMO. You can have a small flat spot between feeler readings and not know it. One other test you can do is to look how light reflects off your side rails as you slowly tilt your mouthpiece under a desk lamp. Bumps and flats can be seen this way.
Saliva can accumulate on the baffle to make a sizzle sound. Trying to change your baffle shape to reduce this would take some trial and error and may change the tone a lot before reducing the sizzle. A quick puff of air can temporarily purge it out.
I have heard of players trying a layer of petroleum jelly inside the mouthpiece to reduce sizzle. I have not done this but it is fair game to try it. Could be a mess over time but a gentle cleaning would reverse it. I might be inclined to try Rain-X or something like that instead.
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kdk |
2019-06-04 22:53 |
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Ken Lagace |
2019-06-04 23:35 |
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kdk |
2019-06-05 02:40 |
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nellsonic |
2019-06-05 01:55 |
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kdk |
2019-06-05 02:22 |
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Mojo |
2019-06-05 16:54 |
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kdk |
2019-06-05 17:04 |
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DavidBlumberg |
2019-06-05 17:12 |
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Mojo |
2019-06-06 16:05 |
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kdk |
2019-06-06 16:30 |
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Mojo |
2019-06-07 16:45 |
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