Re: [Harp-L] chromatic mouthpiece plating

[Vern <jevern@xxxxxxx>]

I have never used this product so I cannot endorse it from personal experience.  However, if I were faced with the your problem. I would try it. The claims look good.   If it doesnât work, it wonât cost you more than about $20 and a mouthpiece.

A few Years ago, Siegfried Naruhn made some brass CX12 covers that he coated with some kind of baked-on teflon.  They made excellent, slick mouthpieces.  I suggest that baked-on Teflon coatings is a subject you may find worth exploring.

Vern

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> On Feb 17, 2016, at 3:54 PM, jon kip <jon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> So for me, it seems that the life span of Original Plating of the deluxe 270 round holed mouthpieces is about nine years.
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> More than a few are becoming rough, especially around the notes I actually know, which, at some point, will become annoying, and I'll have to learn other notes.
> 
> Any suggestions for ways to replate them? Some tried and true method. What would be really convenient would be to  go  to Home Depot and see a spray can of stuff labeled "RePlating for Hohner Chromatic Harmonicas."
> 
> While the Universe seems to provide for most of my needs, it seems to have fallen down on The Job with this one.
> 
> And yes, it'll be quite some time before I'll be able to truthfully say "Oh, sorry, I missed that passage because my mouthpiece is just so rough and I'm so delicate"....
> 
> But it would be nice to have one of those "Plan" things I've read about.
> 
> Any ideas would be appreciated.
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> I bet one of the horn-smashers in this group will know The Answer. 
> 
> thanks
> 
> jk