Does anyone have a source for a nice thin tubular stock to band a  rubber Berg Bari piece.  Ive been playing mine since 1970 and the shank wants to banded approx 1" ID    I don't have a lathe here so I will have to take it down by hand so the closer to 1" the better.  I only need 1 or 2 inches of it.  The only stuff I found I would need to buy hundreds of feet of.  Thanks for any suggestions.  Keith fixed the tip on this one a few months back.  I have played a  couple hundred Bari pieces.  This one is just perfect for me.  Thanks again  John Z

Try onlinemetals.com
 
I purchase several 1 foot long samples a few years ago.
 

From: john Zangrando <sjohn@...>
To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 5:34 PM
Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Banding a mouthpiece


  
Does anyone have a source for a nice thin tubular stock to band a rubber Berg Bari piece. Ive been playing mine since 1970 and the shank wants to banded approx 1" ID I don't have a lathe here so I will have to take it down by hand so the closer to 1" the better. I only need 1 or 2 inches of it. The only stuff I found I would need to buy hundreds of feet of. Thanks for any suggestions. Keith fixed the tip on this one a few months back. I have played a couple hundred Bari pieces. This one is just perfect for me. Thanks again John Z

Speedy Metals <http://www.speedymetals.com/default.aspx> excellent 
selection and you can order small quantities

OnlineMetals.com 
<http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?id=947&step=2&top_cat=60>
TexasTowers.com <http://www.texastowers.com/aluminum_.htm> (wide selection)

Windchimes by the inch 
<http://www.windchimesbytheinch.com/Aluminum_Tubing.html>


I make low D Irish whistles and these are good online sources.  Depends 
on what material you're looking for.  !'' ID copper is easily found @ 
Lowes or Home Depot in 1ft lengths, but it's ridiculously expensive.


On 8/26/2011 5:57 PM, Keith Bradbury wrote:
> Try onlinemetals.com
> I purchase several 1 foot long samples a few years ago.
>
> *From:* john Zangrando <sjohn@...>
> *To:* MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Friday, August 26, 2011 5:34 PM
> *Subject:* [MouthpieceWork] Banding a mouthpiece
>
> Does anyone have a source for a nice thin tubular stock to band a 
> rubber Berg Bari piece. Ive been playing mine since 1970 and the shank 
> wants to banded approx 1" ID I don't have a lathe here so I will have 
> to take it down by hand so the closer to 1" the better. I only need 1 
> or 2 inches of it. The only stuff I found I would need to buy hundreds 
> of feet of. Thanks for any suggestions. Keith fixed the tip on this 
> one a few months back. I have played a couple hundred Bari pieces. 
> This one is just perfect for me. Thanks again John Z
>
>
>
> 

Thanks Keith.  SPOT ON  ,  This is an excellent source.  I would have you band it but I can't live without it for more than 2 or 3 days at a time  and I am also a woodwind tech.  JZ
On Aug 26, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Keith Bradbury wrote:

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> Try onlinemetals.com
>  
> I purchase several 1 foot long samples a few years ago.
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> 
> From: john Zangrando <sjohn@...>
> To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 5:34 PM
> Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Banding a mouthpiece
> 
>  
> Does anyone have a source for a nice thin tubular stock to band a rubber Berg Bari piece. Ive been playing mine since 1970 and the shank wants to banded approx 1" ID I don't have a lathe here so I will have to take it down by hand so the closer to 1" the better. I only need 1 or 2 inches of it. The only stuff I found I would need to buy hundreds of feet of. Thanks for any suggestions. Keith fixed the tip on this one a few months back. I have played a couple hundred Bari pieces. This one is just perfect for me. Thanks again John Z
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No problem.  Check out this shank job I recently did on a HR Berg:
 
https://www.facebook.com/kwbradbury#!/media/set/?set=a.10150351566306154.396095.342774316153&type=1

From: John Zangrando <sjohn@...>
To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MouthpieceWork] Banding a mouthpiece


  
Thanks Keith.  SPOT ON  ,  This is an excellent source.  I would have you band it but I can't live without it for more than 2 or 3 days at a time  and I am also a woodwind tech.  JZ

On Aug 26, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Keith Bradbury wrote:

  
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>Try onlinemetals.com
> 
>I purchase several 1 foot long samples a few years ago.
> 
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>
>From: john Zangrando <sjohn@...>
>To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
>Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 5:34 PM
>Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Banding a mouthpiece
>
>
>  
>Does anyone have a source for a nice thin tubular stock to band a rubber Berg Bari piece. Ive been playing mine since 1970 and the shank wants to banded approx 1" ID I don't have a lathe here so I will have to take it down by hand so the closer to 1" the better. I only need 1 or 2 inches of it. The only stuff I found I would need to buy hundreds of feet of. Thanks for any suggestions. Keith fixed the tip on this one a few months back. I have played a couple hundred Bari pieces. This one is just perfect for me. Thanks again John Z
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Sweet!   Jz
On Aug 26, 2011, at 5:03 PM, Keith Bradbury wrote:

> 
> No problem.  Check out this shank job I recently did on a HR Berg:
>  
> https://www.facebook.com/kwbradbury#!/media/set/?set=a.10150351566306154.396095.342774316153&type=1
> 
> From: John Zangrando <sjohn@...>
> To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 8:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [MouthpieceWork] Banding a mouthpiece
> 
>  
> Thanks Keith.  SPOT ON  ,  This is an excellent source.  I would have you band it but I can't live without it for more than 2 or 3 days at a time  and I am also a woodwind tech.  JZ
> On Aug 26, 2011, at 12:57 PM, Keith Bradbury wrote:
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>> Try onlinemetals.com
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>> I purchase several 1 foot long samples a few years ago.
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>> From: john Zangrando <sjohn@...>
>> To: MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 5:34 PM
>> Subject: [MouthpieceWork] Banding a mouthpiece
>> 
>>  
>> Does anyone have a source for a nice thin tubular stock to band a rubber Berg Bari piece. Ive been playing mine since 1970 and the shank wants to banded approx 1" ID I don't have a lathe here so I will have to take it down by hand so the closer to 1" the better. I only need 1 or 2 inches of it. The only stuff I found I would need to buy hundreds of feet of. Thanks for any suggestions. Keith fixed the tip on this one a few months back. I have played a couple hundred Bari pieces. This one is just perfect for me. Thanks again John Z
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Hi John,
Another possibility is to install a carbon fiber band.
It is mixed with epoxy, the black color blends nicely with hard rubber, and is very strong.
Also, what I like is, it will adapt to all shapes and sizes.

- Paul Woltz

--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "john Zangrando" <sjohn@...> wrote:
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> Does anyone have a source for a nice thin tubular stock to band a  rubber Berg Bari piece.  Ive been playing mine since 1970 and the shank wants to banded approx 1" ID    I don't have a lathe here so I will have to take it down by hand so the closer to 1" the better.  I only need 1 or 2 inches of it.  The only stuff I found I would need to buy hundreds of feet of.  Thanks for any suggestions.  Keith fixed the tip on this one a few months back.  I have played a  couple hundred Bari pieces.  This one is just perfect for me.  Thanks again  John Z
>

--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, "john Zangrando" <sjohn@...> wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a source for a nice thin tubular stock to band a  rubber Berg Bari piece.  Ive been playing mine since 1970 and the shank wants to banded approx 1" ID    I don't have a lathe here so I will have to take it down by hand so the closer to 1" the better.  I only need 1 or 2 inches of it.  The only stuff I found I would need to buy hundreds of feet of.  Thanks for any suggestions.  Keith fixed the tip on this one a few months back.  I have played a  couple hundred Bari pieces.  This one is just perfect for me.  Thanks again  John Z
>

I've been making bands from aluminum tubing, chucking up in my Microlux Mini-Lathe from Micromark (blatant advertising) and cutting down the outside, bringing to a nice near mirror finish, and boring the inside to needed dimensions.

Let me know L and ID needed.

Paul C.

Hello alls
Please see the interesting solution I propose. Is practically unbreakable for life.
Good luck!
Silverio
From Patagonia Argentina

--- In MouthpieceWork@yahoogroups.com, Silverio Potenza <silpopaar@...> wrote:
>
> Hello alls
> Please see the interesting solution I propose. Is practically unbreakable for life.
> Good luck!
> Silverio
> From Patagonia Argentina
>


VERY nicely done!

Paul C.