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Author: robert
Date: 2002-02-02 03:45
Hello, I have a quick question regarding kaspar mouthpieces. I recently purchased an ann arbor kaspar that I very much like, however it has a slight chirp at times. I discovered that the facing is SLIGHTLY off (and I mean very slightly) and that I have to position my reed slightly akward to avoid this.
My teacher says that I should get it refaced (it has its original facing), however I am very afraid of ruining the nuances of the mouthpiece. Not because of the price I paid for it, but because of the fact that this has been my most favorite mouthpiece/best setup ever (and I've used MANY!) I have some friends who refaced their kaspars because of minor altercations and had them ruined, so I am very concerned about what to do.
Any suggestions from kaspar owners with the same problem?
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Author: Brenda Siewert
Date: 2002-02-02 13:53
I haven't had that problem. But, your teacher is right--you should have someone who is skilled in refacing look at it and see if it can be fixed. Kaspars are wonderful mouthpieces and certainly would be worth the effort.
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Author: Ed
Date: 2002-02-03 14:23
Try Brad Behn in Tulsa. I have heard very good things about his work. First, try different reeds and try to narrow down what causes the chirp. Is it in slurs, articulation, certain notes or ranges, have other people try it and see if they have the same problem. Make sure the tip of your reed is balanced and not too thin.
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Author: donald nicholls
Date: 2002-02-04 03:19
Brad is a really good guy for this for one good reason- he always tries to "save" as much of the original material/design as possible. Or another way of putting it, he tries to leave a good mouthpiece how it is as much as possible (this is terrible english, but i'm in a hurry).Even if Brad might not be able to make your mouthpiece better (but i'd be pretty sure he could) he WONT wreck it.
nzdonald
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Author: David Dow
Date: 2002-04-18 16:37
Most of the old Kaspars are fading and dying quickly, muck of the time I see alot of people running around with these Kaspars which just don't work properly. Given this either go to Clark Fobes and have it refaced or buy something that will give you a similar focus of sound. The major problem with older rubber like this is also the older they get the more fragile, so I think either a very competent refacer or go straight to the garbage bin. (A story which is true: a colleague of mine told me he just got a Kaspar and played it in the concert we we're doing, not only was it wretchedly out of tune it squeeked all over the place.) I told him to go back to the B45 or something but he did'nt.........
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