• Runyon Mouthpiece Patch

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Runyon Mouthpiece Patch

The answer to your question is yes.I also thought I'd mention that I play a Guardala and it came with a soft bite plate. The problem was that, over time, I bit through it and could not find a replacement. I'm sure I could have had a tech make a hard one for me, but I decided to do a bit of experimenting.

I got one of those Nite-guards for people that grind their teeth in their sleep, cut off a piece, melted it and glued it into place on my mouthpiece. I have to replace it every couple of months, but I'm very happy with the way it feels.RandyOnline Jazz Lessons and BooksLesson Series:Making Sense of Jazz ImprovisationIntroduction to the BluesThe Arpeggio CircleThrough the Keysand more.Lessons page:Rhythm Changes Demo:Rhythm Changes Lesson:YouTube Channel. Well I have tried the electrical tape cut to make patches on my HR pieces and while it works it still isn't as good as the thick 8mm patches from BG or Vandoren. I'm just surprised the same companies that make the patches don't make a dedicated metal mouthpiece patch to cover bite plates without damaging them.

Do most players not use anything more than the bite plate on metal pieces? I remember my old Dukpoff pieces rattling my teeth on an alto years ago when I swore off metal mouthpieces for good, but am now reconsidering them for tenor to get better projection and a bigger brighter sound to stand out in a rock band. Maybe they underestimated those that would rather have them pre-made for a certain type of sax or woodwind instrument. They also underestimated laziness of people that don't want to spend time to fiddle with cutting out their own patches. If that was the case, why don't they just sell blank 8x10 sheets of the pad material and we can cut our own and they could sell the sheet for a set price which would be cheaper since there is little to no processing on their end.

Actually does anyone know where they sell sheets of Neoprene? Some of that and some adhesive and boom perfect solution and probably cheaper than buying patches. I'm confused. I use Runyon clear patches, or Vandoren clear patches if the Runyons are sold out, and they fit on the beaks of both HR and metal mouthpieces just fine. I also buy smaller patches cut specifically for clarinet and soprano saxophone mouthpieces.If you want a patch to be placed only on the actual biteplate of a metal mouthpiece (instead of extending out onto a portion of the metal beak as well), you can buy some of Theo Wanne's replaceable 'biteplates' for his metal mouthpieces. They're basically just a biteplate-sized clear mouthpiece patch. I can understand not wanting to cut the patch with a pair of scissors, though I have also done it when necessary.

There are quite a lot of different patches out there in the market, and they come in various widths and shapes. Chances are fairly good that you can find one to fit your mouthpiece if you are willing to hunt around.Yamaha patches tend to be quite wide at the bottom, having a pronounced wedge shape, so they tend not to be suitable for metal mouthpieces. BG patches are slightly narrower, and Runyon patches are kind of ovalish, and do not flare out too much. I use those on my Link STM and narrow HR pieces like the the Runyons. Sometimes you could also buy smaller patches meant for soprano sax for example, to use on your metal tenor or alto pieces, and this should work nicely, as Buck has posted above.However, on narrow soprano mouthpieces like the Runyons, metal ones etc., I have found it necessary to cut the patches down so that it will fit nicely.

I prefer to use patches on all mouthpieces, whether metal or not.