The tip of my mouthpiece has a couple of dents that come slightly across the tip rail.  Can I apply some gentle heat on the bite side to make the dents return to their original position?   Hot cloth?   i guess this is calling upon the memory of the hard rubber.  

If it's a hard rubber piece, rub the tip gently against an ordinary  
incandescent light bulb. If they are dents and not chips, they often  
come out.



On Jun 7, 2010, at 7:19 PM, John wrote:

> The tip of my mouthpiece has a couple of dents that come slightly  
> across the tip rail. Can I apply some gentle heat on the bite side  
> to make the dents return to their original position? Hot cloth? i  
> guess this is calling upon the memory of the hard rubber.
>
>
> 

thanks Steve,  I'll try this on a junk mouthpiece first.   

--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, STEVE GOODSON <saxgourmet@...> wrote:
>
> If it's a hard rubber piece, rub the tip gently against an ordinary  
> incandescent light bulb. If they are dents and not chips, they often  
> come out.
> 
> 
> 
> On Jun 7, 2010, at 7:19 PM, John wrote:
> 
> > The tip of my mouthpiece has a couple of dents that come slightly  
> > across the tip rail. Can I apply some gentle heat on the bite side  
> > to make the dents return to their original position? Hot cloth? i  
> > guess this is calling upon the memory of the hard rubber.
> >
> >
> >
>