Who made R&S mouthpieces?

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Who made R&S mouthpieces?

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A question for the TF hive mind: Who makes (or made) R&S mouthpieces?



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Jet Tone?
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I think It was Roger Lewis.

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joshealejo wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:15 pm I think It was Roger Lewis.

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Was he the "R"? Who was the "S"?
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Yes Roger was the R. Not sure about the S.
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cktuba wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:46 pmYes
What was the "S" for?
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bort2.0 wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:20 pm
joshealejo wrote: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:15 pm I think It was Roger Lewis.

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I think I read that Roger Lewis was (is) the tuba specialist at Brasswind?... Or somewhere else...

Is he still active?

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Roger is still active and is a clinician with Miraphone. I believe he is also working at American Way Marketing which wholesales to the industry.


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Roger Lewis was behind the R&S line. I recall the S was his wife's initial. I also recall them being made by Jet Tone, although a post on the old site indicated he quit making them when Musician's Friend took over WWBW, so WWBW may have been a sponsoring agency.

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