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Re: Broke mouthpiece

Author: Chris P
Date: 2008-12-21 20:22

OUCH! You have all our sympathies - I know how you feel, though mine was a Vandoren B46 which I liked, though it was new so a replacement wasn't too much of an issue. But a vintage crystal is a different matter altogether.

How badly damaged is it?

I'm always nervous of concrete floors whenever I've got my crystal mouthpieces with me - I've smashed an ebonite mouthpiece on a concrete floor when shaking the condensation out of it when it came adrift from the barrel, though I found all the broken bits and superglued it back together fairly successfully.

I don't know what can be done with crystal mouthpieces - maybe the same kind of resin used to inject windscreen chips could be used to repair the broken sections if it's not too badly damaged 9though any damage is bad enough).

Former oboe finisher
Howarth of London
1998 - 2010
The opinions I express are my own.

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