| To add a comment to what Larry posted; I used a Reeves for a while with my Strad. It wasn't very remarkable FOR ME AT THAT TIME. My own safari then progressed through Dennis Wick, back to Bach, then Warburton and finally (slightly over a year ago) to GR. Of the non-GR pieces, I found the Warburton about the best FOR ME (probably significant is that I changed from the 180 ML37 to the B1). There was a brief exposure to a Laskey in there too; Laskey used to work for Schilke so you would figure his mouthpieces were designed with the Schilke horn in mind. Guess what? NOT for me!
I'm pretty much settled into the GR now, my "playing" range has gone from a G to high C (hey...I'm an old dude...I have to work harder), and the music is getting easier.
(Now, just wait until that Eclipse gets ordered and arrives! I'll probably be talking to Bruce again.)
So I'd agree that a) some of the mouthpiece manufacturers worked for specific horn makers, b) their mouthpieces may be or may be expected to be designed "for that specific brand", but c) it is the combination of you, the horn and the m/p that makes the music. |