Accessories Upgrade Your Saxophone Performance with a Softwood Silicone Neck Sleeve

greenstripe · May 18, 2023

Spotted on eBay. I'm well aware of the PTFE tape trick for damaged neck cork. The appealing pictures and description are really selling this to me -cough

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Woodpad · May 18, 2023

Looks like heat shrink tubing, bit overpriced.

LostCircuits · May 19, 2023

They used to have that green slime, looks just like that! I love that stuff. And if you add a pink Syos MPC you are going to be a superstar off the bat!

Colin the Bear · May 19, 2023

In all seriousness it might be a solution for the problem of using mouthpieces with different bores. :confused2:

Pete Thomas · May 19, 2023

The wording "upgrade your performance" seems to be incredibly misleading, as if this will some how improve your playing.

Colin the Bear said:
In all seriousness it might be a solution for the problem of using mouthpieces with different bores.

Someone needs to try it and review.

What you say sounds good, but depending how easy to take off and put on again. And whether it is thin enough (which I doubt.)

jazzdoh · May 19, 2023

Some will buy it because it says "Effectively improve/assist the performance of the timbre."
Worked for me I've ordered one of each colour just in case the different finishes matter. :banana:

turf3 · May 19, 2023

The problem with that solft silicone material is that it's also very very sticky. I suspect that even if you slather it with cork grease, the lubricant will migrate away from areas of high contact pressure and then the silicone sleeve will stick to the mouthpiece ID, probably tearing when you force it.

LostCircuits · May 19, 2023

Colin the Bear said:
In all seriousness it might be a solution for the problem of using mouthpieces with different bores.

If it is squishy enough to make up for different bores it'll be wobbly enough to make playing awkward. That was one of the reasons I threw out all my Valentino corks, it just felt like I had no control / almost like playing without a strap. Just a hunch, maybe it'll work regardless

Hoosierken · May 21, 2023

Hum, on Amazon you can get 15 of them in 3 sizes for $20. Vaguelly 15 Pcs Sax Silicone Case Sax Neck Silicone Cover Saxophone Neck Sleeve
I thought, what the heck, if they let me switch between my Otto Link and Geo M Bundy MPs then they are worth it.

Dr G · May 22, 2023

You can always slice ‘em up and use them on fishing lures.

Hoosierken · May 22, 2023

Dr G said:
You can always slice ‘em up and use them on fishing lures.

Dang, now I can't stop smelling rubber fishing worms. I hope that they don't smell like that.

LostCircuits · May 22, 2023

In the winter time you could use them as weenie-warmers :rofl:

MMM · May 22, 2023

Hoosierken said:
Hum, on Amazon you can get 15 of them in 3 sizes for $20. Vaguelly 15 Pcs Sax Silicone Case Sax Neck Silicone Cover Saxophone Neck Sleeve
I thought, what the heck, if they let me switch between my Otto Link and Geo M Bundy MPs then they are worth it.

It says "Vaguelly 15 pcs" so you may get 14 or even 16 pcs.!

Woodpad · May 22, 2023

Pete Thomas said:
The wording "upgrade your performance" seems to be incredibly misleading, as if this will some how improve your playing.

Someone needs to try it and review.

What you say sounds good, but depending how easy to take off and put on again. And whether it is thin enough (which I doubt.)

It is possible to do that with heath shrink tubing. I tried it by shrinking the tube on the cork (npi). Than sand the tube (not the cork ,npi) until the mouthpiece fits (npi). Sometimes the tube stays in the mouthpiece, which is not a big problem (npi).

When you use a silicone necksleeve it might be damaged by the mouththpiece (npi).

Targa · May 22, 2023

LostCircuits said:
In the winter time you could use them as weenie-warmers

At that size it must get very cold where you are!

LostCircuits · May 22, 2023

Targa said:
At that size it must get very cold where you are!

-35 F last winter with 30 mph winds. Trust me, I would have stuck those things on my fingers as well!

greenstripe · May 22, 2023

LostCircuits said:
-35 F last winter with 30 mph winds. Trust me, I would have stuck those things on my fingers as well!

Dr G · May 22, 2023

Woodpad said:
It is possible to do that with heath shrink tubing. I tried it by shrinking the tube on the cork (npi). Than sand the tube (not the cork ,npi) until the mouthpiece fits (npi). Sometimes the tube stays in the mouthpiece, which is not a big problem (npi).

When you use a silicone necksleeve it might be damaged by the mouththpiece (npi).

“npi”???

Heat (vs ”health”) shrink tubing is not as compliant as the proposed silicone solution. If you just want a temporary fix, it’s hard to beat plumbers’ tape (PTFE) for ease of application/removal and lubricity.