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What Do You Do.....?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:09 am
by Tubaryan12
What do you do with that tuba mouthpiece that is just no good anymore? You know the one: you got it in marching band, all the plating is worn off, the rim is chipped, dented, scratched,the shank is out of round, probably been with you longer than your significant other (I know mine has). Its now only good as a paper weight. Is there any dignified "retirement" for an old mouthpiece?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:12 am
by Dan Schultz
Sure! Send it to me.
I like to experiment with old MP's They can easily be modified and replated.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:18 am
by Tubaryan12
something that's been with you that long should get a special spot somewhere in your music room/studio etc...
kinda like a trophy.
27 years and counting............
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 12:33 am
by JayW
well in terms of being "Creative" I saw someone who had taken a mouthpiece like you describe, weld a silver dollar (illegal I think) on the end of the shank ...replate it.....and voilla .... Tuba Mouthpiece Shot Glass what could be more appropriate?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:10 am
by Will
I've seen the shot glass thing done before.
My senior year in high school I replaced the shift knob on the manual transmission of my car with an ancient Bach 18! I just put a pouch over it when I left the car parked in the sun.
-heads
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 1:22 am
by Captain Sousie
You could always have it bronzed like a pair of baby shoes.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:00 am
by tubatooter1940
Paperweight sounded like a good idea.
Re: What Do You Do.....?
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:07 am
by Matt G
Tubaryan12 wrote:What do you do with that tuba mouthpiece that is just no good anymore? You know the one: you got it in marching band, all the plating is worn off, the rim is chipped, dented, scratched,the shank is out of round, probably been with you longer than your significant other (I know mine has). Its now only good as a paper weight. Is there any dignified "retirement" for an old mouthpiece?
A pen/pencil holder for you favorite writing utensil.
Maybe use as a funnel for R/C vehicle applications?
Get another and make a bolo.
You could send it out to a few guys who do mouthpiece restoration.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:37 am
by TexTuba
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 5:57 pm
by ThomasDodd
the elephant wrote:A friend uses his old piece as a hood ornament on his old caddy. Looks great and serves as an ashtray for those times he sits on his hood drinking beer and smoking.
It looks pretty cool when he comes around a corner towards you.
What year caddy? Coupe, sedan, convertuible?
I'd love to see a picture:)