i am having a problem keeping mouthpiece cushions on my mouthpiece 
everytime that i play on one they seem to slip of the mouthpiece. Does 
any body have any suggestions for what i can do about this. Also i 
would like to make my own clear mouthpiece cushions but i have no idea 
of where and what materials to buy

The mouthpiece surface should be clean, dry, and free of any oils (like 
fingerprints, even).  I have never had this problem, and I sometimes 
just wipe off the mouthpiece and slap a patch on (like if I need to put 
a patch on quickly at a gig for some reason).  They seem to stay on fine.

There is a thread on this newsgroup about materials for DIY mouthpiece 
cushions, although there was no single material that got everyone's 
vote.  For temporary patches on mouthpieces you're working on, certain 
types of tape work well.  Someone recommended a brand of (I believe) 
bandaging tape, and I have used the blue masking tape designed for 
painters (at Home Depot in the U.S.) cut and layered - it lasts long 
enough to play-test the mouthpiece, and almost long enough to play a gig 
on.  When it wears out and starts shredding little paper bits into your 
mouth, though, it's not fun...  I just had some around and tried it, 
it's not ideal or anything.

Dan T

gatlinjoe wrote:

>i am having a problem keeping mouthpiece cushions on my mouthpiece 
>everytime that i play on one they seem to slip of the mouthpiece. Does 
>any body have any suggestions for what i can do about this. Also i 
>would like to make my own clear mouthpiece cushions but i have no idea 
>of where and what materials to buy
>  
>

Make sure you put them on a dry mouthpiece.

When I'm testing mouthpieces I use electrical tape.  I've never seen clear electrical tape but I suspect it exists.  I believe that you can purchase the material that Runyon uses for their clear patches from other sources and cut your own but that seems like a lot of work.  I also can't tell you where to get the 3M stuff.

Ed Svoboda
www.chicagomouthpieces.com
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> i am having a problem keeping mouthpiece cushions on my mouthpiece 
> everytime that i play on one they seem to slip of the mouthpiece. Does 
> any body have any suggestions for what i can do about this. Also i 
> would like to make my own clear mouthpiece cushions but i have no idea 
> of where and what materials to buy
> 
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--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "gatlinjoe" <gatlin88@...> wrote:
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> i am having a problem keeping mouthpiece cushions on my mouthpiece
> everytime that i play on one they seem to slip of the mouthpiece. Does
> any body have any suggestions for what i can do about this. Also i
> would like to make my own clear mouthpiece cushions but i have no idea
> of where and what materials to buy
>
I use runyon mouthpiece cushions I put the black thick one on first then
the clear thin over that the last for a real long time and stay on very
well. I hope  this helps.   Check out my site mitchellstore
<http://mitchellstore.com/index.html> 

--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "gatlinjoe" <gatlin88@...> wrote:
>
> i am having a problem keeping mouthpiece cushions on my mouthpiece
> everytime that i play on one they seem to slip of the mouthpiece. Does
> any body have any suggestions for what i can do about this. Also i
> would like to make my own clear mouthpiece cushions but i have no idea
> of where and what materials to buy
>
I use runyon mouthpiece cushions I put the black thick one on first then
the clear thin over that the last for a real long time and stay on very
well. I hope  this helps.   Check out my site mitchellstore
<http://mitchellstore.com/index.html>