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No replate nessecary. All that it would need is a simple sand, polish, etc.

Why not ship it back to GW? They built it, they could probably fix it.

I don't see why he wouldn't be able to...
All that he'd have to do to make it good, playing wise, is to burnish down the high points. Your chops don't notice the dips.

russiantuba wrote:...I am not sure if he has the machinery to do this, so any leads would be great.

Hilarious.

After you get it fixed, buy a second one as a backup.

What if you'd have dropped it down a storm drain and had NO mouthpiece at all??

Heard frequently by touring musicians, "Two is one, one is none."

As an aside, when the original Baer mouthpieces came out I had a hard time dealing with the "flying saucer" rims. I filed and sanded the outer rim to be a similar diameter to most other mouthpieces played by mere mortals. I sent them back to Ivan, and for a nominal charge he put them in his robot polisher and they came back to me looking like new, but with the rim modifications I had made. The "2006" line alleviates this.

Why not just unscrew the rim and order a brand-new replacement rim??

oh wait....

If you are going to drop your mouthpieces on concrete, I recommend selling the G&W and buying 20 24AW's instead.

russiantuba wrote:It was an accident. So I can get more practice time in, I carry my mouthpiece with me a lot of times...so I can be productive while waiting on the bus. I received an important phone call and my phone and mouthpiece were in the same pocket and I dropped it. I have had the mouthpiece for 5 years without dropping it...no need to be harsh....

So be productive with a backup mouthpiece and don't carry your performance piece with you in your pocket. That's not harsh, that's intelligently taking care of your equipment.

Todd "waiting for the "dot" posts" S. Malicoate

russiantuba wrote:It was an accident. So I can get more practice time in, I carry my mouthpiece with me a lot of times...so I can be productive while waiting on the bus. I received an important phone call and my phone and mouthpiece were in the same pocket and I dropped it. I have had the mouthpiece for 5 years without dropping it...no need to be harsh....

That is a good idea, but I carry around a plastic Kellyberg for that purpose. Yes, it is a little different than some of the mouthpieces I use (except for obviously the stainless steel kellyberg,) but the inner diameter is close enough to not be a major issue. Also, the lighter weight is less likely to pull down my pants. Plus, if it ever went flying around in my car I wouldn't be injured.

You might consider a good mouthpiece pouch and sew on a belt loop. At least it won't be in your pocket when the phone rings....

opus37 wrote:You might consider a good mouthpiece pouch and sew on a belt loop. At least it won't be in your pocket when the phone rings....

Ringing can be a problem, particularly among models with the largest flares. Putting a slit plastic tube tightly around the rim of the bell can help. Also some manufacturers have tried soldering half-round strips of brass on the back of the bell and 90 degree elbow.
Or is that a fix for Sousaphone bell ringing?