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Oh great. Now I want to eat crabs.

Not sure as to the seriousness of this thread, but I've gotten into the habit of keeping a few drops of Hetmans 14 on the threads.

Yup,let em grow til there bug enough to eat.

What seems to work best for me when any of the parts stick is to wrap one of the sticking parts with a wide rubber band. That usually gives me the extra grip I need to unscrew them by hand.

Doc wrote:

Three Valves wrote:Oh great. Now I want to eat crabs.

I know a girl, but you’d need a bigger mallet for hers.

For those, I recommend the ice pick and cigarette lighter trick!!

Back on topic...I use the rubber strap wrenches to free stuck mouthpieces. I only needed it once with my Sellmansberger solo and a bunch of times with my Boston Brass G&W with all those screw on weights. They take a little bit of playing with to get used to, but once you figure it out, I haven't found an easier way to free them (I don't have a raw hide mallet).

I have had issues with my Parker mouthpieces getting stuck. (same manufacturer, I believe) I had to wait until the Army tuba conference for him to free the shank. He used a mallet as well. I haven't had it get completely stuck since, but I've made a habit of always loosening the parts when I'm done playing. Thank for posting this.

Dan Bradley
Springfield, VA

I got my shank stuck. Bought a rubber mallet....been trying for hours to unstick with your method with no success. Any other recommendations? Is there an issue with using a rubber mallet instead of wood? It's really starting to piss me off considering I spent $250 on this mouthpiece.

Thanks,
Dan B.

No you did...I was just lazy and thought I could get by with rubber. Thank you for your help. I will look for a rawhide.

Thanks,
DanB