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Michael
08-26-2009, 07:38 PM
Can anyone recommend a full-on refacing kit? If not could I get some links to each individual part? I'm very new to refacing but I'm not new to making reeds from blanks and I'm pretty crafty.
cpete
08-26-2009, 10:00 PM
Mojobari
Michael
08-26-2009, 10:50 PM
Haha yes I would be waiting for MojoBari or MFry to answer but I'm sure they have everything that's ever existed. All responses are welcome and appreciated!
cpete
08-26-2009, 11:29 PM
Mojo has a shop on his sight, and a GREAT slide show.
MojoBari
08-27-2009, 02:32 PM
I do not know of any one place that has all the stuff you will need. But there is one place that lists, discusses and has links to what you will need:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MouthpieceWork/
Bebopking
08-27-2009, 02:41 PM
I do not know of any one place that has all the stuff you will need. But there is one place that lists, discusses and has links to what you will need:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/MouthpieceWork/

Cool link, thanks Mojo!
Michael
08-27-2009, 03:45 PM
Haha I'm already part of your yahoo group.
Sigh, refacing seems like something not so easy and takes great time. Is it any fun Mojo? I personally love reed making in my free time. Also how long in general does it take to reface a mpc? I know it's very different each time but do you have an estimation point?
cpete
08-27-2009, 06:43 PM
Haha I'm already part of your yahoo group.
Sigh, refacing seems like something not so easy and takes great time. Is it any fun Mojo? I personally love reed making in my free time. Also how long in general does it take to reface a mpc? I know it's very different each time but do you have an estimation point?
It takes just seconds! To do it wrong (-:
MojoBari
08-27-2009, 11:33 PM
I only ruined my first mouthpiece. A plastic clarinet MP I could not get the table flat on. My next 10 or so took about 8 hours each! But they came out good.

It all depends on your skill set and your vision of what is acceptable compared to your target for the mouthpiece. I take about 2 hrs on HR and 3 hrs on metal. I can get about 80-90% of what I think it needs in the first hour or so. When clients visit me, they often have me stop sooner tha I would with a mailed in mouthpiece. But some keep wanting me to try stuff for a while. Extra adjustments are usually charged by the hour after an initial hour.
hakukani
08-28-2009, 12:02 AM
Hey, Keith, was that before or after your engineering degree?
Michael
08-28-2009, 12:56 AM
Just thought I'd mention, I went to your site Mojo and I gotta say those LAW's are pretty darn beautiful. You have any pieces (rubber or metal) that are very bright but still very fat? I played on my old teachers LAW and I thought I fell in love. Brightest piece I've ever used but still had a rich, fat sound
MojoBari
08-28-2009, 03:23 PM
Hey, Keith, was that before or after your engineering degree?After. My mouthpiece era started in 2001. Degrees are 1979 and 1984.
Michael
08-28-2009, 05:18 PM
Hey Mojo do you have any bright, fat pieces?
cpete
08-29-2009, 12:02 AM
I have one kinda plump with a law degree.
Michael
08-29-2009, 11:29 PM
Hey Mojo do ever plan on making a refacing instructional video? I think it could really help someone out. Possibly a book would work as well but those aren't as fun to make, you have to generate diagrams, publish, etc, etc. blah blah blah

But I think you could make some money and a lot of people would like your videos. Just a thought and if you do decide to make one you already have a customer---me :)
MojoBari
08-30-2009, 10:44 AM
I'm leaning more towards a book someday. But there really is not much of a market for either one. I think I would actually loose $ taking time away from doing refacing work to make a video or book.
Michael
08-30-2009, 04:02 PM
Oh, maybe not then. Who knows, maybe you can get paid to write some pages on refacing work and enter it into a large saxophone book possibly.

I don't think DVD's would cost very much. I wasn't reffering to full on professional style videos. Just a video of you and a home camcorder and you can sell the videos on ebay
cpete
08-30-2009, 06:54 PM
I'm leaning more towards a book someday. But there really is not much of a market for either one.

Mojo, you might be surprised. I used to think that way too, was I ever wrong.
MojoBari
08-31-2009, 02:28 PM
On what subject?

BTW, Steve Goodson has a video on refacing now. I have not seen it though.
Michael
08-31-2009, 09:49 PM
I've actually heard it's good but I'm not willing to pay for anything unless it comes from Fry, you, or Zetera