[Trombone-l] Possible Mouthpiece Allergy

[Dave Demko]

That's interesting, and not what I expected to hear. The conventional
wisdom seems to be that reactions to gold are far less common and that
stainless, a.k.a. surgical steel is reliably hypoallergenic. But it's
possible to be allergic to just about anything.

Dave D.

On Sun, Jul 26, 2020 at 8:27 PM David Jones <david.t.jones at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>> >>> >
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>> >>> > From: Trombone-l <trombone-l-bounces at trombonelist.org> on behalf of
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>> >>> > To: List Trombone <trombone-l at trombonelist.org>; Dave Demko <
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>> >>> > 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
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>> >>> > 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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