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RE: Mouthpieces

To: <brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Mouthpieces
From: "R Thomas" <rthomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 23:34:26 +1000
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In-reply-to: <199909261224_MC2-8663-C65B@compuserve.com>
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Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Powder coating is one solution - totally inert and doesn't wear off - they
use it to protect offshore oil rigs - but TAKE CARE!

Don't put a clear powder coat over raw brass - it cracks and splits (similar
to stress lines) after a period of time. As it turns out, the clear coat is
meant as an extra coat to go over a colour to deepen the colour and should
not be put on bare metal.

As a result TiBaReed mpc's are now white (for purity of course) rather than
clear over polished brass. Latest test results show no ill effects after 6
months of playing.

Another warning - specify a very thin coating as a thick coating can change
the mpc sound - a flugel mpc now has a harsher trumpet type sound -
therefore back to the lathe.

TiBaR (:-)}
Bairnsdale or the Bush


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References:
- Mouthpieces
  - From: BRIAN EMMERSON

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