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Re: Crystal mouthpiece?

Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2013-02-11 13:46

Pastor Rob: Crystal mouthpieces can be refaced, just like hard rubber or plastic (or metal) ones. It's just physically more work to do so. I have quite a few crystals for various instruments, all refaced. I'm not the only refacer that works on crystal mouthpieces, several others do too.

The big advantage of crystal mouthpieces is their dimensional stability. Once faced to the player's satisfaction, and given proper care (common-sense stuff like 'don't drop it' and 'don't bang it against anything, especially your teeth'), they will always play the same regardless of temperature or humidity and they'll never warp with time.

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