Flattened mouthpieces
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I got ahead by a few dollars, and I do mean a few. I used it to buy a Carl Fischer Reliable that claimed "just a few scratches." Well, as you might have guessed, there was a fused tuning slide, quite a few significant dents, foul cruddy pistons, one with a flattened bottom edge from being dropped, a broken-off missing guss, a dented bell, a stripped cap thread, and two mouthpieces both of which have flattened edges. Amazingly, after cleaning and oiling, it plays. My question is: how and how badly do flattened mouthpieces affect playing and sound?
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@_mark_ I'd upload pictures if I knew how.
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What's a flattened mouthpiece?
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@kehaulani the mouth of the shank isn't round anymore. It has flat edges from being dropped.
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If you have a round, tapered punch, just stick it in the end and gently press it in (using hand pressure only) until the end is round again. Do not tap it with a hammer, or you will flare the end and it won’t fit correctly any more.
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@dale-proctor said in Flattened mouthpieces:
a round, tapered punch
And if you don't have a round, tapered punch, any repair tech can fix it in a moment, probably, at minimum cost and probably while you wait. Only takes a moment. -
@dale-proctor I tried it with a thin hard awl but got nowhere. I'll search up my punches. By the way, although significantly deformed, they play.
