brass poisoning

MathBrass · Regular Member Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 27

Has anyone heard of this? I play with a mp that is unfinished brass.

thanks,

Neil

Mlockman · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:48 am Post subject:

You should not play with an unfinished brass mouthpiece.
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TWEAK · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 11:59 am Post subject:

i am pretty much allergic to unfinished brass.

PivotBone · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:07 pm Post subject:

Somone correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Doc himself develop health problems late in life due, at least partially, to this very thing?

MathBrass · Regular Member Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 27

I just read the article that was posted in this forum. It was the first that I had heard of it. Well, I'm just going to have to get the mp finished in silver. The original idea was that I'd have a rim that I could screw off and then put on a plastic rim for those cold days in Beaver Stadium. That's where Penn State is.

Neil

PivotBone · Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject:

Why not just play a plastic rim year round? Doc made mouthpieces out of Lexan and Doug Elliott (former Reinhardt student) does the same thing. In fact, I just ordered a new rim from Doug that is made out of Lexan and, I believe, that Doug also plays Lexan rims. You might want to contact Doug and see if he can give you any recomendations or tips.