[Trombone-l] Possible Mouthpiece Allergy

[Dave Demko]

Thanks for the useful information, folks. There are more options for
mouthpieces made from alternate materials than I initially thought. My
first step is to determine whether I have a allergy/sensitivity instead of,
maybe, a wound that stays irritated. Has anybody seen allergy-like problems
that differ from the typical histamine reaction: rash, swelling?

On Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 11:03 AM Price Taylor <pricetaylor at gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
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> Check Giddings and eBay for Giddings.
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> https://www.gwmouthpieces.com/
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> The offerings have a "most like Bach 4G", etc.
>
> Also sold by horn guys, some at sale prices there.
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> On Sun, Jul 26, 2020, 6:59 AM BELDON WADE via Trombone-l <
> trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>
>> Stainless steel works well in earring posts, no doubt your mouthpiece can
>> be reproduced by a machine shop having a vertical milling device using
>> stainless blanks.
>>
>> beldon wade
>> > On 07/26/2020 8:44 AM Bob Koester via Trombone-l <
>> trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Many years ago I had a bad allergic reaction to silver plate.  Switched
>> to gold and never looked back.  Good luck.
>> >
>> > Bob Koester, Principal, MSI Financial
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>> > From: Trombone-l <trombone-l-bounces at trombonelist.org> on behalf of
>> James L Scott via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org>
>> > Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2020 7:05 PM
>> > To: List Trombone <trombone-l at trombonelist.org>; Dave Demko <
>> demko61 at gmail.com>
>> > Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] Possible Mouthpiece Allergy
>> >
>> > 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
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: Trombone-l <trombone-l-bounces at trombonelist.org> on behalf of
>> Dave Demko via Trombone-l <trombone-l at trombonelist.org>
>> > Sent: Saturday, July 25, 2020 3:35 PM
>> > To: List Trombone <trombone-l at trombonelist.org>
>> > Subject: [Trombone-l] Possible Mouthpiece Allergy
>> >
>> > [△EXTERNAL]
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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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