Hi 
I posted this on SOTW too.I thought you all might have some other or
better ideas .

I've been trying out lots of mouthpieces lately and it's expensive to
put patches on all of them . I like the clear Runyon ones and they are
around $1.25-$1.75 each .
I bought a huge roll (several square feet) of clear mylar at
Tap-Plastic for a dollar or so. It's a bit thinner then the Runyon
patches but works fine .  
1) Cut out some patches and stick them on some clear packing tape .
2) Pull the patch off the tape and the sticky stuff stays on it .
3) Put on the mouthpiece 
You can do a bunch , leave the tape on and keep them in your case .
I used the Office Depot Premium Clear Packing Tape but you can
experiment with different types . Duct tape did not work for me .

A good idea, will try.  I came from the hospital with a partial roll  of 
white, elastic tape with adhesive attached, about the thickness of the Black  
Rubber patches [at about $1 each], so began cutting out patches using the B R  
size as pattern, so if you don't mind the white, they work equally well.   Has 
anyone heard from our Sax Gourmet lately? his troubles sounded very  
discouraging , lets hope for better times.   Don

--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, dberger19@a... wrote:
> A good idea, will try.  I came from the hospital with a partial roll
 of 
> white, elastic tape with adhesive attached, about the thickness of
the Black  
> Rubber patches [at about $1 each], so began cutting out patches
using the B R  
> size as pattern, so if you don't mind the white, they work equally
well.   Has 
> anyone heard from our Sax Gourmet lately? his troubles sounded very
 
> discouraging , lets hope for better times.   Don

Don
I want to try your tape . Do you have a brand or product name and
where do you think I could find it ?
God-speed to the Sax Gourmet -bob

I use electrical tape.  If I need a thicker patch I use multiple layers of
it.


Ed Svoboda
www.chicagomouthpieces.com

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Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Make your own mouthpiece patches for pennies

Hi 
I posted this on SOTW too.I thought you all might have some other or
better ideas .

I've been trying out lots of mouthpieces lately and it's expensive to
put patches on all of them . I like the clear Runyon ones and they are
around $1.25-$1.75 each .
I bought a huge roll (several square feet) of clear mylar at
Tap-Plastic for a dollar or so. It's a bit thinner then the Runyon
patches but works fine .  
1) Cut out some patches and stick them on some clear packing tape .
2) Pull the patch off the tape and the sticky stuff stays on it .
3) Put on the mouthpiece 
You can do a bunch , leave the tape on and keep them in your case .
I used the Office Depot Premium Clear Packing Tape but you can
experiment with different types . Duct tape did not work for me .





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You can make great patches from Neoprene gasket material cut to size
and mounted with double-sided cellophane tape. The patches cost almost
nothing and are very very durable. The thickness is perfect, as they
do not damp out vibrations as thicker patches do. I replace them every
8-10 weeks when I clean my mouthpieces. Often the patch is still OK
and I just replace the 2-sided tape. - B Smith 



--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "sfbobbyboy" <bobnamy@p...> wrote:
> Hi 
> I posted this on SOTW too.I thought you all might have some other or
> better ideas .
> 
> I've been trying out lots of mouthpieces lately and it's expensive to
> put patches on all of them . I like the clear Runyon ones and they are
> around $1.25-$1.75 each .
> I bought a huge roll (several square feet) of clear mylar at
> Tap-Plastic for a dollar or so. It's a bit thinner then the Runyon
> patches but works fine .  
> 1) Cut out some patches and stick them on some clear packing tape .
> 2) Pull the patch off the tape and the sticky stuff stays on it .
> 3) Put on the mouthpiece 
> You can do a bunch , leave the tape on and keep them in your case .
> I used the Office Depot Premium Clear Packing Tape but you can
> experiment with different types . Duct tape did not work for me .

> " Has anyone heard from our Sax Gourmet lately? his troubles sounded 
> very discouraging , lets hope for better times.  Don"


Talked to Goodson last night.  He and Sharon are in Alabama at his 
mother's home.  He and his brother will try to get back to New Orleans 
next week.

Paul Coats

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