searched the archives but didn't get the full answer to my question. I hear the bear mouth cups from buckeye are the way to go, but does anyone that has used them know if there would be any problems using an artifical nose with them (will cutting the nose off for the artifical cut into the mouth cup, or would the nose have to be ground out, or just go as usual) just wondered if anyone has ever tried both without any problems. Thanks
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I have done it with both and you will have to drill out the nose so that it will accept the cup. Nothing real major and easy to do.
That is the way I have done all my bears, since the artificial noses and the jaw cups have come out. You will have to trim the back and bottom of the nose a bit as they come with a bit extra. It certainly isn't rocket science. Like most things in this business, a bit of modification is necessary to get things to fit the way they should.
Belt sander works great if you have one.
Might not be rocket science but it took someone else to tell me how to do this one as well. Sometimes the simplest solutions escape us!