Hi, guys,
It me xiaoyu from China. Do you still use my thumb saddle?
This year ,my new product is :
Ebony & grenadilla,hard rubber mouthpiece made by 5 axis machine with hand finish.
It is still working on adjustment them.
But I'm so exciting because so far, the mps is amazing!
The mps data is base vandoren bd5,
But I am sure it is different.
Here is vedio:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK3vk2BGOns&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LK3vk2BGOns&feature=youtu.be)
(https://i.niupic.com/images/2019/07/08/_10723.jpg)
I found the wooden mps have more vibration,especial it will make legere reed sound more nature.
But the problem is wooden unstable ,I have to test ..
It need a lot of time to mass production.
Excellent video!
It really liked the time-lapse to show how it is made.
I look forward to the final product!
Xiaoyu / Kenny
I LOVE your thumb rests! Been using them for over a year on all my various clarinets.
I am also interested in trying one of your MPs. Keep us informed.
Quote from: windydankoff on July 08, 2019, 02:17:49 PM
Xiaoyu / Kenny
I LOVE your thumb rests! Been using them for over a year on all my various clarinets.
I am also interested in trying one of your MPs. Keep us informed.
Thank you. I am sure you will love my mps too. But please wait for couple weeks.
I look forward to trying your mouthpieces.
Perhaps a product like this would help to stabilise the wood.
https://www.turntex.com/help-center/cactus-juice-stabilizing-resources/60-using-cactus-juice
Maybe you have something similar in China.
It will not penetrate very far in such a dense wood but may be good enough if it is impregnated after machining and before hand finishing.
In days gone bye wood billets for clarinets were be kept in oil (linseed or tung oil) for as long as a year.
Thank you for your info.I have experience of making wooden barrels and only 1% cracked. So I will try use same way to mps.
Another satisfied Kenny designed thumb saddle user here! Not a big fan of wooden mouth pieces, but if you can produce a nice HR copy of a Vandoren piece, that would be great.
Yes. Wooden mouthpieces don't last long. And they react to the moisture inherent in playing, which makes them quickly change shape. I have been told that when people used wooden mouthpieces, they learned not only to work on reeds, but to make adjustments to the mouthpiece as well. I'll be happy to try one though.
Hey Kenny, how are the mouthpieces going? Any updates?
Where do we get the thumb rests from?
Write to Kenny at hzxiaoyu@qq.com
I LOVE his thumb rests! They are far superior to Ridenour or anything else. Your thumb will thank you, and the horn will be more stable in your hands. There are a number of us on this list who use them.
Tell Kenny your address and he will send you a quote, then a PayPal invoice. Tell him you were referred by The Clarinet Pages.
Maybe after Christmas. What country are they coming from?
They will come straight from China. However, the quality is VERY good. This isn't your cheap chinese junk, this is premium quality stuff made by a really great guy.
Quote from: DaveLeBlanc on December 03, 2019, 01:49:35 PM
They will come straight from China. However, the quality is VERY good. This isn't your cheap chinese junk, this is premium quality stuff made by a really great guy.
I don't doubt it. My partner uses the Wish app to buy stuff, a lot of it comes from China and its not bad quality. But its the shipping time. Definitely after Christmas to look into it.
Quote from: windydankoff on December 03, 2019, 12:05:41 PM
Write to Kenny at hzxiaoyu@qq.com
I LOVE his thumb rests! They are far superior to Ridenour or anything else. Your thumb will thank you, and the horn will be more stable in your hands. There are a number of us on this list who use them.
Tell Kenny your address and he will send you a quote, then a PayPal invoice. Tell him you were referred by The Clarinet Pages.
Email sent
I respect Kenny for developing an original design based on superb material. It's made of a soft plastic bonded to a rubbery (elastomer) material that has, for me, the exact feel and support that I desire.
The only problem may be that it may press into the structure of some instrument cases. One solution is just to remove it every time you pack the horn ... but I would fear losing it. My solution has been to slit the fabric in the case and dig out some of the foam padding, then glue a patch of similar fabric back so there is a sufficient dent in the material of the case to accommodate the rest.
Then, if the T rest doesn't fit snugly and securely on the horn, use a rubbery adhesive to glue it to the metal T rest.
For me it's been worth the effort on all 3 clarinets I play, the C, Bb and G.