Keith,

Your link to otto frei's website led me to find a small ultrasonic 
cleaning rig (tank is 6" long, should fit even bari mouthpieces) for a 
very attractive price.  It would be nice to send mouthpieces off to 
clients in a super-sparkly-clean condition.  Any advice or info about 
this process?   Is it just a final cleanup process, or does it remove 
serious gunk as well?  (I assume you can use this process on HR and 
metal mouthpieces.)  Thanks.

Dan T

I have a small ultrasonic cleaner.  Got it from Micro-Mark on sale but the
non-sale price is good too.  ~$80?

It will not clean off calcium deposits.  I mostly use it for final cleaning
on all mouthpieces.

--- Dan Torosian <dtorosian@...> wrote:

> Keith,
> 
> Your link to otto frei's website led me to find a small ultrasonic 
> cleaning rig (tank is 6" long, should fit even bari mouthpieces) for a 
> very attractive price.  It would be nice to send mouthpieces off to 
> clients in a super-sparkly-clean condition.  Any advice or info about 
> this process?   Is it just a final cleanup process, or does it remove 
> serious gunk as well?  (I assume you can use this process on HR and 
> metal mouthpieces.)  Thanks.
> 
> Dan T
> 



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This html message parsed with html2text ---------------------------Just got the $40 ultrasonic cleaner from Otto Frei - haven't used it yet. Some
questions:  
  
\\- can you use (as the instructions say) a small amount of dish detergent
instead of the special solution, or is it worth it to just get the special
stuff?  
\\- when it says to change the solution "often", every "x number" of
cleanings? every x number of days?  
\\- doesn't damage hard rubber, bite plates, epoxy baffles, (other?), true?  
  
Thanks. Can't wait to get some mouthpieces sparkly clean.  
  
Dan T  
  
Keith Bradbury wrote:

> I have a small ultrasonic cleaner. Got it from Micro-Mark on sale but the  
>  non-sale price is good too. ~$80?  
>  
>  It will not clean off calcium deposits. I mostly use it for final cleaning  
>  on all mouthpieces.  
>  
>  \\--- Dan Torosian
> <[dtorosian@sbcglobal.net](mailto:dtorosian%40sbcglobal.net)> wrote:  
>  
>  > Keith,  
>  >  
>  > Your link to otto frei's website led me to find a small ultrasonic  
>  > cleaning rig (tank is 6" long, should fit even bari mouthpieces) for a  
>  > very attractive price. It would be nice to send mouthpieces off to  
>  > clients in a super-sparkly-clean condition. Any advice or info about  
>  > this process? Is it just a final cleanup process, or does it remove  
>  > serious gunk as well? (I assume you can use this process on HR and  
>  > metal mouthpieces.) Thanks.  
>  >  
>  > Dan T  
>  >  
>  
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- can you use (as the instructions say) a small amount of dishdetergent
instead of the special solution, or is it worth it to just get the special
stuff?

I just use a little squeeze of dish detergent.  I never tried anything
else.

- when it says to change the solution "often", every "x number"
ofcleanings? every x number of days?

When you see stuff growing and floating in it, change it.

- doesn't damage hard rubber, bite plates, epoxy baffles, (other?),true?

True.



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