Reproducing Sax Mouthpieces......

[quadgolf]

Does anybody know how to reproduce a copy of a mouthpiece by measurements made from the original piece or by casting a mold without destroying an original piece?? What kind of costs would be involved???

Thnx,
Doug

[MyMartinTenor]

Phil Barone was recently saying he had the technology to do this. Send him an e-mail and ask.

[cpete]

Re: Reproducing Sax Mouthpieces.....

I left my baritone and my alto mouthpieces together in a drawer. When I opened it a week later, there was a new tenor MP wrapped up in a tiny blanket, so I guess it does happen, I did hear some squeaking.

[DavidW]

If you are trying to reproduce a copy, ask the person that made the copy how they did it :D

[BrunOfOne]

Re: Reproducing Sax Mouthpieces.....

I left my baritone and my alto mouthpieces together in a drawer. When I opened it a week later, there was a new tenor MP wrapped up in a tiny blanket, so I guess it does happen, I did hear some squeaking.

ew, i'd clean that up before you use it

[Pete Thomas]

I've had a mouthpiece copied by Ed Pillinger, he does a great job - right down to the engraving. I had this done on a vintage baritone piece as I didn't want to reface the original, so he made a clone, and then did a reface on that.

But he won't do any current production mouthpieces for obvious reasons.

[Stan]

The sound and feeling of vintage mouthpieces can be easily reproduced and also improved in many cases. It is a time consuming process but for sure it can be done. To prove it send me your best playing mouthpiece and I will make for you a perfect sounding clone. PM me for details. Concerning your specific question give first a look to the Clark Fobes website. It helped me a lot in understanding better manufacturing techniques.
All the best,

Stan

[quadgolf]

Thnx guys for all the valuable info.......excluding the comedic jabs, this was a serious question.

Doug

[toughtenor]

Mr Minoru Kubota ( I hope I didn't misspell) of the Aizen pieces knows quite a bit about it so I've heard.