Introduction Hello All...

[Bobby G]

Then again, could it be adjustment-related? Perhaps a key pressed down not fully closing one of the other keys? Sorry about the non-technical terminology, but my expertise, such as it is, outstrips my terminological skills. If I find a cup needs bending slightly to seat properly, is it something I can do myself, or am I likely to cause more problems? Did I ask this question before?


Griff.....?

Griff..........?

 

[ken]

I humbly bow :bow: to others superior knowledge, but I still prefer a leak light which gives 'me' better detection than cig paper (perhaps I'm smoking the wrong rope!).

My greatest preference is the one I made, similar to pic below but with 3 high bright LED's and a model remote control aerial. Gets in absolutely anywhere and finds the smallest of leaks.

Just mho.

 

[ken]

At 10:21:06 PM 02/05/06, Lamsie wrote:
Thanks for all your help guys - I bought the Yamaha 4C mouthpiece and that has made a difference (still not cured all squeaks though!).

Hi Lamsie,

Can I ask what benefits/differences you found with the 4C?. I'm on the search for a new mpc and looking for inspiration.

Ken.

 

[Bobby G]

Hi Ken. I'd say a 4c is your good basic all-rounder starting mouthpiece, it's what was on my first horn (a Buescher Aristocrat 200) and worked fine.

I'm interested in your leak light, you made it yourself?

I guess if you smoked you could blow smoke into the horn to find leaks - I can't do that any more, I quit a month ago. Hooray! Much increased lung capacity....

 

[ken]

At 00:19:13 AM 03/05/06, Bob Green wrote:

I'm interested in your leak light, you made it yourself?

Hi Bob,

Yep, I first bought a standard flexi type off of eBay and found that it was ok for a quick once over as long as you moved it around in the body/bell, kind of like lining up one of the individual bulb elements with the tone holes.

I then thought a single light source that would even go into the interior of the tone hole cavity would be better still. So I bought a cheap 3 LED torch from Lidl's, stripped out the LED's and resistors and then mounted them at right angles on the end of an old extendable model remote control aerial, a camera battery is mounted at the other end of the aerial and away you go. I had previously seen a sax shop use something similar, but could not discover where they got it from.

Again only mho, but it takes any guess work out of cig paper pressure and allows you to close down all the pads/cups (with elastic bands) to a sensible pressure (light) and takes away any temptation to just press a little harder on a key to make it grip a cig paper!!!

It's actually out on loan to a local pro who is giving his MkV1 a going over.

I guess if you smoked you could blow smoke into the horn to find leaks - I can't do that any more, I quit a month ago. Hooray! Much increased lung capacity....

I think that used to be an old method didn't it Bob... wouldn't fancy it myself... even though I do smoke. Well done on your first month... keep it up 🙂

Ken