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Author: claclaws
Date: 2005-10-04 09:32
Has anyone tried toothpaste to clean the biting part of the mpc?
I've always read 'soap with warm water'.
Will water only be okay?
Lucy Lee Jang
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Author: tictactux ★2017
Date: 2005-10-04 09:39
Toothpaste contains abrasives (I use it to buff silver) and might scratch the mpc, making it dull. I'd use soap and water.
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Ben
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Author: sfalexi
Date: 2005-10-04 10:56
Soap and cool water should be fine.
Like Ben said, toothpaste IS abrasive.
Alexi
Retired, playing more sax than clarinet, but still playing clarinet and still loving it!
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Author: redwine
Date: 2005-10-04 20:52
Hello,
Don't use toothpaste. The Doctor makes a nice mouthpiece cleaner that I use.
Ben Redwine, DMA
owner, RJ Music Group
Assistant Professor, The Catholic University of America
Selmer Paris artist
www.rjmusicgroup.com
www.redwinejazz.com
www.reedwizard.com
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Author: Merlin
Date: 2005-10-04 21:22
If there's a lot of calcium buildup on the beak of the m/p, I use a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to get it off. Really.
I only use that on the outside though!
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2005-10-04 21:23
You can't beat wire wool and Scotchbrite to bring out a good shine, especially on the table, and clean in boiling water.
No, seriously though, soak your mouthpiece in a glass of vinegar or even diluted sulphuric acid, that'll get rid of mineral deposits, then rinse thoroughly to neutralise the acid afterwards.
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2005-10-04 21:24)
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Author: Burt
Date: 2005-10-04 21:57
I find two types of residue to clean off my mouthpiece. A dark brown residue on the inside (no, I don't smoke) comes off in warm water and a tissue. The white residue on the outside (which Merlin identified as a calcium compound) comes off quickly by soaking in vinegar. I never tried sulphuric acid.
I would not use toothpaste (or Scotchbrite).
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Author: Chris P
Date: 2005-10-04 22:00
Kettle descaler (probably formic acid) works wonders on metal sax mouthpieces.
I must admit there was an old bloke that borrowed a Selmer Classic metal alto sax mouthpiece from a shop I used to work in, he returned it saying 'I've cleaned it up for you' - yeah, he did that alright - with bloody Scotchbrite! The whole flippin' thing had a brushed finish!
Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
Independent Woodwind Repairer
Single and Double Reed Specialist
Oboes, Clarinets and Saxes
NOT A MEMBER OF N.A.M.I.R.
The opinions I express are my own.
Post Edited (2005-10-04 22:19)
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Author: CPW
Date: 2005-10-04 22:13
Scale and crud
Makes the mouthpiece a dud.
Know what works..
and is not a piece of tripe?
The stuff a tobacconist sells
to clean the stem of a pipe.
Seriously.....quality pipe stems are of fine hard rubber (dunhill, Charatan, etc) which dull and get greenish just like mouthpieces. Stuff works fine...then they also supply a tube of cream-like stuff that makes it shine without abrasives.
Otherwise, use what Dr Henderson sells.
Against the windmills of my mind
The jousting pole splinters
Post Edited (2005-10-04 22:15)
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Author: Hank Lehrer
Date: 2005-10-05 01:14
Hi,
I have tried to get the pipe stem stuff here in Toledo with no luck, The few dealers seem to give me the "deer in the headlights" look.
Does anyone know where I can get this stuff? I have looked on the web but what I find seems to also be intended for brass; I think this mixture might actually be some sort of buffing compound.
HRL
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Author: claclaws
Date: 2005-10-05 23:51
Enjoyed a lot reading through.
Thank you all for your very specific and thus greatly helpful advice.
Lucy Lee Jang
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Author: CPW
Date: 2005-10-06 00:20
Does this mean you are going to take up Pipe smoking?
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Author: claclaws
Date: 2005-10-06 00:47
LOL
Due to my understanding level, I put into practice those methods that I comprehend.
Lucy Lee Jang
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