[Trombone-l] Possible Mouthpiece Allergy

James L Scott jscot at ucalgary.ca
Sat Jul 25 19:05:58 CDT 2020


Try gold plating - that often takes care of it. If not, you can try a lexan rim on a silver cup or a stainless steel mouthpiece. One of those should work for you. I'm really enjoying my Ultimate Brass mouthpiece that has a gold-plated cup & rim, Great feel on the chops (it helps that it's a great mouthpiece as well)!

Good luck!

Jim Scott
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Hi all,

Who has experience with allergic reactions to standard silver-plated
mouthpieces? I have one spot where the rim crosses that sometimes fades but
never goes away. No swelling. At first I thought it was a cold sore. It
doesn't quite seem like what some brass and flute players on the web have
described as allergies.

I'm going to switch over to a Kelly Lexan mouthpiece when I have a stretch
of practice-only days to see whether stopping contact with silver plate
will make a difference.

Thanks,
Dave
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