Imprinting Mouthpieces (Mouthpiece Work Yahoo Group)

FROM: ed_svoboda (ed_svoboda)

SUBJECT: Imprinting Mouthpieces

Does anyone have any suggestions for imprinting on a mouthpiece.  I 
would like to minimally place the tip opening and I would prefer to 
not use the engraving attachment for the dremel.  The dremel does not 
give the sort of professional appearance that I would prefer.

I've thought about embossers or heat methods but haven't made it to a 
decent sized hobby shop to see if they have anything that might be of 
us or that could be easily modified to fit my needs.

Thanks,


Ed

FROM: spr1ng64 (Patrick)

SUBJECT: Re: Imprinting Mouthpieces

Hi Ed,
In each case no matter what option you use the problem is the same -
most imprinting methods are made for flat surfaces. I have tried to
find a simple, fairly inexpensive way to mark my mouthpiece line
coming out next week and I have decided on engraving. It requires a
little more adjusting during the process, but is definitely more solid
than the heat stamping I was trying. 
I use a big New Hermes setup. Other big manufacturers use custom made
heat foil stamping setups.
If you just need a quick one time only job, you can buy metal
letter/number stamps fairly cheaply (harbor freight) heat the end and
place it on the MP. viola! 

> Does anyone have any suggestions for imprinting on a mouthpiece.  I 
> would like to minimally place the tip opening and I would prefer to 
> not use the engraving attachment for the dremel.  The dremel does not 
> give the sort of professional appearance that I would prefer.
> 
> I've thought about embossers or heat methods but haven't made it to a 
> decent sized hobby shop to see if they have anything that might be of 
> us or that could be easily modified to fit my needs.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Ed

FROM: tenorman1952 (Paul Coats)

SUBJECT: Re: Imprinting Mouthpieces

Ed:  My wife found a nice inexpensive number/letter stamp die kit for 
$18 at www.harrietcarter.com <http://www.harrietcarter.com/>.  The 
numbers and letters are between 1/8" and 3/16" tall.  Probably a mm 
size, I have not bothered to measure.  They are just right for this 
application.  C3910 -- Personal Stamping Kit set

http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail.cfm?pth&Cat1&prod910&srH 
<http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail.cfm?pth&Cat1&prod910&srH>

These can be heated in your Bunsen burner flame, and a number branded 
into a plastic or metal mouthpiece.

For metal, you would need a good steady bench vise, with a steel rod 
approximately the same diameter as the bore of the mouthpiece.  Then 
slip the mouthpiece on the rod, and with a hammer, strike the die, 
imprint the mouthpiece.  If not done in this manner, the thin brass 
mouthpiece will dent in if you hit it hard enough to mark the 
mouthpiece.  So, I warned you.

Paul

ed_svoboda wrote:

> Does anyone have any suggestions for imprinting on a mouthpiece.  I
> would like to minimally place the tip opening and I would prefer to
> not use the engraving attachment for the dremel.  The dremel does not
> give the sort of professional appearance that I would prefer.
>
> I've thought about embossers or heat methods but haven't made it to a
> decent sized hobby shop to see if they have anything that might be of
> us or that could be easily modified to fit my needs.
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Ed
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FROM: ed_svoboda (Ed Svoboda)

SUBJECT: Re: Imprinting Mouthpieces

Thanks Paul.

 

Another idea I had was to salvage type from an old manual typewriter and
place them on a metal backing plate which would be heated.  I think I'll
give the link you sent a try.

 

 

Ed

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Coats [mailto:tenorman@...] 
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 10:14 PM
To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [MouthpieceWork] Imprinting Mouthpieces

 

Ed:  My wife found a nice inexpensive number/letter stamp die kit for $18 at
www.harrietcarter.com <http://www.harrietcarter.com/> .  The numbers and
letters are between 1/8" and 3/16" tall.  Probably a mm size, I have not
bothered to measure.  They are just right for this application.  C3910 -
Personal Stamping Kit set

http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail.cfm?pth
<http://www.harrietcarter.com/Detail.cfm?pth&Cat1&prod910&srH>
&Cat1&prod910&srH

These can be heated in your Bunsen burner flame, and a number branded into a
plastic or metal mouthpiece.

For metal, you would need a good steady bench vise, with a steel rod
approximately the same diameter as the bore of the mouthpiece.  Then slip
the mouthpiece on the rod, and with a hammer, strike the die, imprint the
mouthpiece.  If not done in this manner, the thin brass mouthpiece will dent
in if you hit it hard enough to mark the mouthpiece.  So, I warned you.

Paul

ed_svoboda wrote:



Does anyone have any suggestions for imprinting on a mouthpiece.  I 
would like to minimally place the tip opening and I would prefer to 
not use the engraving attachment for the dremel.  The dremel does not 
give the sort of professional appearance that I would prefer.

I've thought about embossers or heat methods but haven't made it to a 
decent sized hobby shop to see if they have anything that might be of 
us or that could be easily modified to fit my needs.

Thanks,


Ed



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FROM: tomsolidgould (tngould@...)

SUBJECT: Re: Imprinting Mouthpieces

theres a music store down the street from ours that is manufacturing clarinet bells 
and barrels (Backun music) and I think they are paying another company to laser 
engrave these pieces, maybe this could work. check out their site backunmusical.com

regards ,Tom




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> Does anyone have any suggestions for imprinting on a mouthpiece.� I 
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> would like to minimally place the tip opening and I would prefer to 
> 
> not use the engraving attachment for the dremel.� The dremel does not 
> 
> give the sort of professional appearance that I would prefer.
> 
> 
> 
> I've thought about embossers or heat methods but haven't made it to a 
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> decent sized hobby shop to see if they have anything that might be of 
> 
> us or that could be easily modified to fit my needs.
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