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Powder Puffs - was mouthpiece plating

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Subject: Powder Puffs - was mouthpiece plating
From: "TiBaR" <rthomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 23:17:10 +1000
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With lack of mail over the last five days (I only seem to get odd items and
all the old threads seem dead) I haven't had a chance to tack on to previous
items so this relates to the previous topic of mouthpiece plating.

We have had similar problems with mouthpiece plating. One t'horn player (of
female type) has had a particularly bad effect with/on plating. Mouthpiece
went totally black and not through lack of washing with clean water. The
same effect happened to the instrument. The laquer blistered and the
instrument turned black. (Says something about t'horn players or the gender
but I'm not sure which or what.) The end effect was that when playing the
instrument the player would end up covered in black. (This can be beneficial
at some gigs.)

The solution - 'powder coating'. Powder coating is an electrostatic and heat
process that bonds a powdered plastic compound to metal. They use it to
protect metal components on offshore oil rigs so it should stand the test of
t'horn players or females.The cost is very reasonable compared to normal
plating techniques.

The end result is that we have 3 -4 players using powder coated mpcs for the
last 2-3 years. I cannot comment on the effect on the playing as I've never
used one but the players say there is no difference, they are warmer on
those cold days and you can get the coating in any colour you want - appeals
to t'horn players and females.

But should they really be called 'powder puffs'? (:-)}

TiBaR
Bairnsdale (dry again) or the Bush (still damp)
Musos duet better


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