Lotus Mouthpieces

Winghorn · Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:04 pm Post subject:

Why don't you just wait until you get your mouthpiece. If you like it, fine. If not, send it back for refund.

If you get tired of waiting, cancel your order and ask for your money back.

How does all this endless speculation help any body?

Crazy Finn · Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:32 pm Post subject:

Winghorn · Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:44 pm Post subject:

Actually, I thought his videos were fun. I play for my own enjoyment now and I try not to take things as seriously as I did in my younger years.

I doubt if anyone thinks buying a Lotus mouthpiece will allow them to play like Rapa, but even a slight improvement in some aspect of my playing would make the purchase worthwhile to me.

In any event, as a hobby player it is fun to try new things and it is not like a Lotus mouthpiece is a five figure investment.

blbaumgarn · Heavyweight Member Joined: 26 Jul 2017 Posts: 705

After reading on this topic for a while I am reminded of a line the actor Steve Bucsemi spoke in the Bruce Willis movie "Armageddon". All those oil drillers are flat on their backs waiting to be launched into space and Buscemi says, "I want you guys to know that we are about to go into space in a craft that is made of 273,000 parts, all of which are made by the lowest bidder, thank you."
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Winghorn · Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:46 pm Post subject:

Good one!

Fortunately, the finished mouthpiece will only be in one part. How Lotus gets to that point is their business, as far as I am concerned.

bellicapelli · Regular Member Joined: 04 Feb 2021 Posts: 21

Winghorn · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:01 am Post subject:

In an article dated March 7, 2009 it was reported that during a House subcommittee hearing on NASA's cost overruns, NASA's acting administrator cited management mistakes, bad planning and the receipt of counterfeit parts from suppliers. as reasons for the overruns.

It that context, "counterfeit" could mean parts that were not developed properly or were not up to specifications. So yes, NASA has had problems with subcontractors and suppliers.

For a specific example, NASA's Kepler probe project required an extra three weeks to analyze a falsely approved Titanium component.

I think we should cut Lotus some slack as a new company being run by a fellow trumpet player, rather than by an experienced businessman.

bellicapelli · Regular Member Joined: 04 Feb 2021 Posts: 21

acritzer · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 3:13 am Post subject:

Don’t throw anything at me, but there’s supposed to be an update today 😀

jimspeedjae · Veteran Member Joined: 05 Apr 2013 Posts: 165

And indeed there is:
https://shoutout.wix.com/so/34NX4-SHo?languageTag=en&cid=bafca183-e08b-4a5a-b635-fa44673b303d&region=7beb9bea-1545-4716-d01c-c2b5597415ea#/main

"The first 120 mouthpieces have been finished and are being sent to our shipping company, set to arrive on Monday. The next few hundred will arrive shortly thereafter, followed by roughly a hundred per day until all of your orders have been sent out.

You will receive an email from UPS with a tracking number when your order has been sent. If your address has changed since your order was placed please write us at: mouthpieces@lotustrumpets.com

Words cannot express the thanks Lotus sends to you for being so amazingly patient.

We want to pay you back by sending you the best mouthpiece we can build.
(And in our opinion, the best mouthpiece you can get)"

Winghorn · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 12:59 pm Post subject:

Great news!

I hope we will all post about our playing impressions after we receive our mouthpieces.

kevin_soda · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 1:01 pm Post subject:

Trumpetvt91 · New Member Joined: 18 Mar 2021 Posts: 2

I got the email too, from Lotus, saying that the mouthpieces are finally on their way.

After a few months of excuses and contradictory explanations it was about time!

Curious to find out how it plays, looks like and feels like...
All this research and “curveballs” they supposedly went through led to something good, I hope.

In the meantime you got this guy; going in 50 minutes from an idea to a finished product, and it looks just stunning! [/url] https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1198796290535979&id=330146790734271&__tn__=%2As%2As-R[url]

Good night y’all![/url]

Jaw04 · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 9:57 pm Post subject:

Jay2015trumpet · Regular Member Joined: 29 May 2015 Posts: 74

Has anyone had the chance to try the new models?

jimspeedjae · Veteran Member Joined: 05 Apr 2013 Posts: 165

Has anyone had a shipping notification?

acritzer · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 3:24 am Post subject:

bellicapelli · Regular Member Joined: 04 Feb 2021 Posts: 21

Perhaps they took the long route to Holland?

https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdjzb/cargo-ship-suez-canal-dick-pic-ever-given?utm_content=1616666405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=VICE_facebook&fbclid=IwAR2XHQfbX0PwODGvgjgM7DfG4GNqf9xBxrtzTCDR5OXTIunj5RYUmz81cXc

ERoscio · Regular Member Joined: 24 Feb 2021 Posts: 21

claf · Regular Member Joined: 01 Oct 2017 Posts: 48

I just received my shipping confirmation!
Estimated delivery between Monday and Wednesday.
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