[Trombone-l] Possible Mouthpiece Allergy

[David Jones]

I've always heard that... And yet, the only mouthpiece I ever had an
allergy problem with was a Stainless Steel Giddings...  Go figure.

-David J.

On Sun, Jul 26, 2020, 4:35 PM Price Taylor via Trombone-l <
trombone-l at trombonelist.org> wrote:

> 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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