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Author: wjk
Date: 2002-06-02 04:27
While examining some old mouthpieces in my possession, I noticed one has some very fine scratches at the side of the lay. They do not seem to affect the seating of the reed at all. Can the scratches affect the sound of the mouthpiece?
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Author: Don Berger
Date: 2002-06-02 18:45
I've been hoping that some of our mp experts would chime in, I have an elementary comment ,so---. I assume by "side of lay" you mean rails. Scratches sure cant help IMHO, whether they hurt more than just the appearance may be open to ? . With my own mps [by horn purchase] or on student-repairing cls, if they have significant scratches, I try to remove or minimize them via fine SiC emery cloth on a very flat surface, taking care to not open the tip very much. Have few complaints. Don
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Author: Gordon (NZ)
Date: 2002-06-03 11:52
Fine scratches would seem to me to do no harm providing there are not RAISED areas immediately either side of the scratches. Trying to remove the scratches with sand paper would involve taking the surrounding area down to the level of the bottom of the scratches, hence alter ing the characteristics of the mouthpiece. If using sand paper only sand enough to get the top of the scratch walls level with the surrounding face material.
On the other hand, wjk, did you mean on the side of the mouthpiece where the reed does not actually contact, possibly from somebody scratching away calcium deposits. This should have no effect on the operation of the mouthpiece and reed.
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Author: David Dow
Date: 2002-06-04 11:34
The top of the lay means where the window opening is and the bottom is the are around butt end of the reed sits. Sadly without further ado this can theoretically cause problems because any deep seated scratches may change the dimesions of the mouthpiece and therefore make it play inferior...however light scratches shouldn't be a problem.
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