| What is your trial policy ? |
| For purchases, we offer a 2 week trial period with a $50 restock fee (plus shipping) for returns
and no charge (except shipping) for one time size exchanges. |
| What ligatures fit the FocusTone ? |
Francios Louis
Oleg
Ishimori/Woodstone
Brancher Leggerio for tenor metal
SELMER 402 ligature for metal alto
some generics as well |
| Will you be offering Alto/Soprano/Baritone mouthpieces ? |
We will soon (May 2009) be offering our new Alto design which will be followed by our Baritone and Soprano.
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| Will you be offering a Hard Rubber mouthpiece ? |
| We will soon be manufacturing our own hard rubber as well as resin lines from our own new designs and proprietary compounds. |
| What is the difference in sound between the Handcrafted Model and the Handcrafted v1 Model ? |
| V.1 is a bit brighter due to it's longer baffle and thinner walls and body. It is somewhat reminiscent of the early Traditional Model Guardala although a little heavier. |
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| Will you reface my vintage mouthpiece ? |
| We are unable to accept refacing work at this time due to the demands of our present production situation. |
| What is the difference between the Standard Model and the Handcrafted Model ? |
| The Standard Model V.5 is machined from extruded Brass bar stock while the Handcrafted Model V.6 is cast from Brass pellets. They are 2 different brasses and extruded Brass is pure and consistent while the cast brass can be tempered, hardened, annealed and prone to porosity, fire scale, etc. They are both currently created from the same design file however the Standard Model turns out a bit heavier and slightly larger due to the lack of any shrinkage from the casting process and less outer finishing work required. The difference in sound is due mostly to the final hand finishing and varies more in the Handcrafted Model since the consistency of the Standard Model is greater. We've only recently started selling the Standard Model and so far more people are choosing the Standard Model when comparing the two side by side. |
| What is the difference between the "FocusTone" and a "Super Tone Master" ? |
| The FocusTone is manufactured in one piece from a proprietary CAD design which features a unique and original core geometry, different from that of the "Super Tone Master" or any other mouthpiece. |
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