[Trombone-l] Possible Mouthpiece Allergy

[Price Taylor]

You should not have a problem with stainless steel.
Giddings.com, or eBay.

On Sun, Jul 26, 2020, 1:26 PM Dave Demko <demko61 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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,
>>
>> Check Giddings and eBay for Giddings.
>>
>> https://www.gwmouthpieces.com/
>>
>> The offerings have a "most like Bach 4G", etc.
>>
>> Also sold by horn guys, some at sale prices there.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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