it can be fixed by a refacer who in this case will not attempt, in all probability, to glue back the pieces but will probably make some resin graft which well be manually finished.

The thing is that this will come at a considerable price while the value of such piece is limited and probably you will be better off just buying a new mouthpiece.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/vandoren_mundstueck_jumbojava_altsax.htm

You can try to do this yourself the chances that you are getting it right by simple glueing are, in my opinion, very few.

 

Thanks for the link, I've already bought a new one, I just thought if I could fix it myself I can have a backup.
By the way It's a V5 a35, great mouthpiece and greatly underrated in my opinion.

 

Since the tip part of your mouthpiece is always in direct contact with your mouth I would be very careful using epoxy or other types of glue (because of safety/health reasons).

 

dental epoxy or dental cement is, of course, made to be used in the mouth of people

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_cement

 

Interesting, but would it stick to hard rubber? I'll ask a dentist friend of mine see what he says.

 

lots of people out there who have used it to make " spoilers" or modifications and repairs on mouthpieces.

http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?81387-what-kind-of-epoxy-putty-should-I-use
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showth.../showthread.php?196900-Making-a-metal-piece-feel-like-a-rubber-piece-with-Epoxy
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?146865-how-to-fix-a-nick-on-a-metal-mouthpiece
http://forum.saxontheweb.net/showthread.php?41566-Ronnie-Cuber-Mystery-Piece

and so on and so on...........

 

Thank you for the links

 

I routinely repair these. Most of the time the chip is lost so the missing piece can be reconstructed using JB Weld.

The problem with just gluing the piece back on is that it may not go back on at the same exact angle. Then the facing will be crooked at the tip which can cause response issues and squeaks. A refacer would make sure it is correct. Usually I go over the entire facing and correct issues that it had before the drop too.

http://www.mojomouthpiecework.com/Photos/tabid/59/AlbumID/386-28/Default.aspx

 

Well, having not much to lose, it's broken anyway, I went ahead and stuck it together with some bSi SLOW-CURE™ 30 min epoxy I had laying about that I use on my remote control planes. The glue will be fully cured in 24 hours, so I'll let you know of the outcome tomorrow.

 

Thanks for the response Mojo, I saw your post after gluing the thing together. I put the broken part as flash with the main mouthpiece as I could see and I intend to clean up the facing a little after it sticks together. What epoxy is it that you used in the pictures? I hope the one I used will hold.

 

The name of the epoxy is in my post above, in the picture caption, and on the tubes shown in the picture. (But if you teach a man to fish....)

 

Oh yes, sorry for asking about what was so obvious in your post Mojo, my mind must have been wondering of when I read your post.

 

Well here it is...plays very well. I'll polish it up a bit with some steel wool and I am good to go. Hopefuly the glue will hold and I will not end up with piece of hard ruber in my mouth.

 

looks ok and if it sound good to you you are a happy man

 

looks ok and if it sound goo to you you are a happy man

Time will tell...