Re: [Harp-L] chromatic mouthpiece question

[Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

They are all brass but I have never seen one that isn't plated.  It must be very old.

I have a mouthpiece assembly removed from a 270 that was converted to a Hands-Free-Chromatic.  The U-channel has been shaved down for .002" slide clearance.  You will have to run some water through it from time to time but you'll love the freedom from leakage through the slide.

Send me your address and I'll mail it to you. It will only take a day or two because I am nearby in Orange County.

Vern
  


On Aug 25, 2012, at 7:30 PM, JON KIP wrote:

> I've just rebuilt a really good Deluxe 270..Hohner.... everything is as it should be ... a really good horn...
> 
> The problem is that  I used a backing plate and u channel from a box of parts that Dick Gardner sent me.... and they're made from brass.
> 
> After about six hours of playing, the brass bits turn blackish and the slide sticks...
> 
> It takes only a minute or two to clean it up , so this will be a fine horn, but if anyone out there knows of a remedy for brass turning black that doesn't include me drinking something like Kaboom and blowing it into the mouthpiece, I'd love to hear about it.
> 
> thanks
> 
> kip
> los angeles