| This is what I do:
Bob Reeves 42C--For concert band, "section" big band work, daily practice, and most of my jazz combo stuff.
Bob Reeves 42B--Deeper cup. Use it for brass quintet, classical solo literature, and some of my jazz combo stuff. Very dark.
Bob Reeves 42SV69--Lead trumpet. Everything from lead big band to commercial rock stuff. Sizzles!
All of these mouthpieces have the same rim, are plated in gold, and have a 3.5 "Reeves Sleeve" (determines the mouthpiece "gap") on them. I use them for different sound, never different register. Also, I can switch easily between all three, even in one session.
My Flugel mouthpiece is a Curtois that I got when I bought the horn from my teacher. (BEAUTIFUL sounding horn!!! It's my baby.) It's really hard to switch from my Flugel and trumpet, and I'm guessing it's partly due to the mouthpiece. But I've tried other mouthpieces--including Bob Reeves flugel mouthpiece--but I just love the sound I get with the original one.
I am definately not advocating you going out and spending a $hit load of money on Bob Reeves' mouthpieces (or any other mpc for that matter), just giving you an example of how one player does it.
--Kevin |