Mouthpiece turning yellow

nosray · 09-16-2009, 10:29 PM

I just recently bought a Bach Silver 7C mouthpiece and it started turning a little yellow after a couple days of practicing. I am wondering if I cared for it incorrectly or something.

nieuwguyski · 09-17-2009, 12:19 AM

It's probably just the earliest sign of silver tarnish. Silver tarnishes in the presence of sulfur. Some individuals simply have more sulfur in their skin exudates, and those people are harder on silver plate. The other possibility is that there is a lot of atmospheric sulfur where you live, whether from fumaroles, coal-fired power plants, or burning wood. Does Vancouver still use beehive burners?

oohhh yeah · 09-21-2009, 11:35 PM

Hey Hey, a guy from Vancouver! If your mouthpiece is turning yellow then get a new one or get it replated.

s.coomer · 09-21-2009, 11:45 PM

What kind of liquid have you put on your mouthpiece. Lemonade is not the answer!!! (Ha)

nosray · 10-09-2009, 03:01 AM

hi guys, sorry i have been away busy. vancouver is completely hydro-powered now (i think) maybe i shouldn't get a silver plated mouthpiece then, it's only been a couple weeks before it started turning yellow!

Al Innella · 10-09-2009, 09:12 AM

Clean it with silver polish , the same one you use on your silverware, they usually contain a tarnish retardant ,so your mouthpiece should stay shiny longer. This mouthpiece may be new to you ,but you don't know how long it was sitting on the shelf,and starting to oxidize in the box.

rowuk · 10-09-2009, 08:34 PM

Wrap it loosely in aluminum foil and put it in HOT saltwater.

rettepnoj · 10-09-2009, 08:42 PM

Maybe it turning into gold?

Sofus · 10-10-2009, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Wrap it loosely in aluminum foil and put it in HOT saltwater.

I second this. Always try the Foil/Salt Water method first!

Besides, players sometimes turn yellow too . . .

etc-etc · 10-13-2009, 06:36 AM

Not hot SALT + water, but hot BAKING SODA + water.

09-16-2009, 10:29 PM	#1
nosray Pianissimo User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 106	Mouthpiece turning yellow I just recently bought a Bach Silver 7C mouthpiece and it started turning a little yellow after a couple days of practicing. I am wondering if I cared for it incorrectly or something. __________________ ------- I didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because I thought the girls wouldn't like me. So I never practiced. 1981 Silver Bach Strad 37

09-17-2009, 12:19 AM	#2
nieuwguyski Piano User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 270	Re: Mouthpiece turning yellow It's probably just the earliest sign of silver tarnish. Silver tarnishes in the presence of sulfur. Some individuals simply have more sulfur in their skin exudates, and those people are harder on silver plate. The other possibility is that there is a lot of atmospheric sulfur where you live, whether from fumaroles, coal-fired power plants, or burning wood. Does Vancouver still use beehive burners? __________________ John N. Nieuwguyski

09-21-2009, 11:35 PM	#3
oohhh yeah Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 246	Re: Mouthpiece turning yellow Hey Hey, a guy from Vancouver! If your mouthpiece is turning yellow then get a new one or get it replated.

09-21-2009, 11:45 PM	#4
s.coomer Mezzo Forte User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Indianapolis, In Posts: 919	Re: Mouthpiece turning yellow What kind of liquid have you put on your mouthpiece. Lemonade is not the answer!!! (Ha)

10-09-2009, 03:01 AM	#5
nosray Pianissimo User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 106	Re: Mouthpiece turning yellow hi guys, sorry i have been away busy. vancouver is completely hydro-powered now (i think) maybe i shouldn't get a silver plated mouthpiece then, it's only been a couple weeks before it started turning yellow! __________________ ------- I didn't want to get that ring around my lips from practicing the trumpet, because I thought the girls wouldn't like me. So I never practiced. 1981 Silver Bach Strad 37

10-09-2009, 09:12 AM	#6
Al Innella Mezzo Piano User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NY Posts: 610	Re: Mouthpiece turning yellow Clean it with silver polish , the same one you use on your silverware, they usually contain a tarnish retardant ,so your mouthpiece should stay shiny longer. This mouthpiece may be new to you ,but you don't know how long it was sitting on the shelf,and starting to oxidize in the box. Last edited by Al Innella; 10-09-2009 at 09:18 AM.

10-09-2009, 08:34 PM	#7
rowuk Moderator Utimate User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 7,364	Re: Mouthpiece turning yellow Wrap it loosely in aluminum foil and put it in HOT saltwater. __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.

10-09-2009, 08:42 PM	#8
rettepnoj Piano User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Norway Posts: 472	Re: Mouthpiece turning yellow Maybe it turning into gold? __________________ Jon Petter Lindberg Selmer Concept TT Bach Strad. 197 NY, nr 203 Schilke S32 Yamaha YTR 6310Z Yamaha YTR 01 Conn Constelation GR and Schilke mouthpieces

10-13-2009, 06:36 AM	#10
etc-etc New Friend Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 13	Re: Mouthpiece turning yellow Not hot SALT + water, but hot BAKING SODA + water.

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