Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:34 am Post subject: first 2 mouthpieces, and current one
What mouthpiece did you start on and what was the 2nd mouthpiece you played? and what is your current mouthpiece? My first mouthpiece was a no brand 7C and my second mouthpiece was a Herco :oops: . The Herco is shorter than a normal mouthpiece, heavier, and about the inside cup diameter of a Bach 10 1/2C. It is a pretty good screamer and I got scolded by 3 different people for using it :sad: . I liked it but I had to listen to my teacher and use something bigger, a Bach 5C. So that's what I use now. _________________ Not all who wander are lost
I first started on a bach 7c. The I moved on to a 7cw because it helped my endurance. Well... this will be easier:
1. 7C
2. 7CW
3. 5C
4. 3CW
5. 7DW
6. Bobby Shew Jazz
7. Warburton 5M w/ Q backbore
8. GR 67m2
The gr is currently my favorite mouthpiece. _________________ The penguin on top of your PC will now explode.
Conn 1B- SP 46
Bach LR- 180
Bach TR200
Last edited by trumpetmike on Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:07 pm; edited 1 time in total
First = Bach 7C
second = Bach 1½ C
third = Schilke 15 Gold plate when I cut my lip and I used this mouthpiece due to the softer curve in the rim to allow my lip time to get better.
fourth = Back to my second, but this time it was a Dennis Wick 1½CW gold plated.
fiifth = Now I play on a Dennis Wick 3CW Gold Plate.
I use the same mouthpiece on my C-trumpet. _________________ "To be a teacher you need to be as good a performer as you can be: you'll have more to impart to your students musically." - John Haynie
I use a Giardinelli 17S for everything. I mostly deal with jazz/rock gigs and play lead. It gives me a nice full sound all the way from low f# through double c. It's the only mouthpiece I've found that allows me to play well through the full range of the horn. _________________ Stacy Williams
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Owner, Smooth Groove Music
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2005 10:33 am Post subject: First and current favorite mouthpieces
As an elderly 'comebacker' I have been searching for the ideal mouthpiece for me and whichever horn I happen to be playing from my collection. For the majority of my playing, Concert band, teaching in a senior citizens beginners band,etc. I tend to prefer one of my cornets with a medium large deep cup mouthpiece. I have discovered that larger mouthpieces tend to reduce my lip endurance quite dramatically. I am aware that this is due to my still developing lip muscles, but, it is disconcerting to play an arrangement that goes above the staff frequently while using a large mouthpiece and not be able to make it up to that D above the staff three times in one selection, along with several C's above the staff in that same arrangement. For this type of concert band performance I seem to be gravitating to a 3C Bach. For most of the solo's that I have to play while in these concert bands, I am switching mouthpieces to an old Holton deep, vee shaped cup piece, immediately prior to playing the solo, as long as it stays below the A above the staff.
OLDLOU>> _________________ X2 Couturier trumpets
Holton Clarke model cornet
Martin Imperial handcrafted cornet
Martin Commitee cornet
Wurlitzer Improved Symphony short cornet
many Getzen, Olds, Bach, Yamaha, Conn, King, etc. too many to list here.
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