Fixing a mushroomed tip
- Thread starter briankenobi
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Not going to dispute your methods JLD, obviously it works well for you and you're happy.
The average tip, pig skin for sure can and will wick up a certain amount of glue.
Like, you aren't or don't care that using glue on the sides of a tip wouldn't cause it to lose
its playing characteristics?
Nothing that a fair amount of spit and a good burnishing won't accomplish.
The 2 main tips that I have been installing plus Dog's Duds and my own Duds don't mushroom, or if they do, it is so minimal that one can even take the mushroom out carefully with a curved tip shaper.
Pretty much once a new tip mushrooms and is corrected, very seldom will a person have to worry about that tip again, unless maybe they use a super soft tip. Then you may have to take care of it more than once or twice.
Either way, the 2 Porper items are a good investment for any player. Won't have to use them much but you will appreciate having them when you need them. Like I mentioned, if you are careful, you can even manage a mushroom with a simple curved tip shaper, something that everyone should keep in their case anyway.
The average tip, pig skin for sure can and will wick up a certain amount of glue.
Like, you aren't or don't care that using glue on the sides of a tip wouldn't cause it to lose
its playing characteristics?
Nothing that a fair amount of spit and a good burnishing won't accomplish.
The 2 main tips that I have been installing plus Dog's Duds and my own Duds don't mushroom, or if they do, it is so minimal that one can even take the mushroom out carefully with a curved tip shaper.
Pretty much once a new tip mushrooms and is corrected, very seldom will a person have to worry about that tip again, unless maybe they use a super soft tip. Then you may have to take care of it more than once or twice.
Either way, the 2 Porper items are a good investment for any player. Won't have to use them much but you will appreciate having them when you need them. Like I mentioned, if you are careful, you can even manage a mushroom with a simple curved tip shaper, something that everyone should keep in their case anyway.
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You bring me a mushroomed tip and in 30 minutes it will be as good as new, GUARANTEED! And your shaft and ferrule will be as smooth as a baby's behind! :grin: