[Didjeridu] Redo mouthpiece on agave didge

[Scott 'Gusty' Christensen]

Hi all,

One way to just epoxy the mouth piece end only would be to put a ring of 
masking tape around the didge about a half inch or so below the mouth 
piece and then epoxy the mouth piece with the two part epoxy inside and 
out making sure to wipe off the dripping epoxy on the masking tape so it 
doesn't run down to the unprotected part of the didge...  Then after the 
epoxy is hardened enough to not run any more you can peel off the 
masking tape and it leaved a nice straight top ring of epoxy on the 
didgeridoo.  Looks nice, and looks intentional, not 'repaired'...  Keeps 
you from having to redo the entire finish.

Be sure to clean the old epoxy surface very well inside and out with a 
good cleaning agent like acetone (don't like the stuff but it's good for 
cleaning off the old oils and stuff that will prevent the epoxy from 
adhering to the original surface)...

BTW, I tried using the epoxy putty to make a mouth piece and it worked 
well.  I was able to shape it very easily and all that stuff.  But I 
played the didge shortly after it was hardened (maybe 24 hours) and had 
quite an allergic reaction to the stuff...  My lips were in pretty bad 
shape for quite a while.  So if you do use the wood-type epoxy putty, 
please put a coat of envirotec (or other two-part epoxy) over it before 
playing it.  The wood putty epoxy stuff must be pretty toxic, at least 
to my skin...

Take care all and didge on,

Gusty

Scott 'Gusty' Christensen
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Steve Petree wrote:
>
>
> You can get smaller quantities of two-part epoxies.  They often sell 
> it at craft stores(Hobby Lobby, etc.) and Home Depot type stores.  
> I've never tried applying it to just one spot on a finished didge 
> though.  It might work if you applied it and then duct taped it so it 
> can't run around.  It might take some sanding and buffing though, and 
> you might end up wanting to recoat the whole didge.  A quart size 
> would be plenty, even if you wanted to put a coat or two on the whole 
> thing, and wouldn't be too expensive.(Used to be $20 at Hobby Lobby, 
> but that was 7 or 8 years ago)
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     From: mschiff at cdsol.com
>     To: didjeridu at music.mills.edu
>     Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:33:21 -0500
>     Subject: [Didjeridu] Redo mouthpiece on agave didge
>
>     The mouthpiece on my Jason Strazzabosco “D” didge has started to
>     wear out and the agave is peeking through. What is the best thing
>     to use to renew it (where I don’t have to buy a gallon of it)?
>
>      
>
>     -- Martin
>
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