Hans, that's a very good point you make! When you want to drill out a mouthpiece, make sure that the bore is still in a good balance with the depth of the cup, when the throat is drilled out, the throat entrance also has to be adjusted to be in proportion again, and even in some cases the backbore needs to be altered, again to maintain balance of the mouthpiece. Most of the time it's just easier to buy a new piece and sell the old one..
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: "hans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Horn List'" <horn@music.memphis.edu> Subject: RE: [Hornlist] Mouthpiece bores Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:37:28 +0100 Hello Steve, if the mouthpiece is drilled to a wider bore, it is ruined in most cases. It might be better to return the mouthpiece & get another one with the new bore - direct from the manufacturer. ============================================================ ============================================================ == -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Freides Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 2:18 AM To: 'The Horn List' Subject: [Hornlist] Mouthpiece bores Would someone kindly explain to me how the numbers used to describe the bore of a mouthpiece work? I learned that a 25 hole is larger than a 27 hole, but since 25 is not larger than 27 (smart, aren't I?), I figure it must be some sort of gauge thing like wire sizes. (I found out about this because my son's trumpet teacher had him order a mouthpiece that comes stock with a 27 but he wants him to have it drilled to a 25). Thanks in advance. -S- _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/tim_vg%40techemail.com _____________________________________________________________ Are you a Techie? Get Your Free Tech Email Address Now! Visit http://www.TechEmail.com _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
