| So, to recap, Trevor and Dave----you think that the resistance is at the mouthpiece or can be changed to focus on the mouthpiece?
As for the Taylors, I played one back at WoodWind/Brasswind and hated the thing. It didn't resonate, felt hard to blow and sounded like someone had a Crown Royal bag over the bell.
Dave, as for mouthpieces, I think it would have to be pretty extreme for me to notice a difference. If there was a difference, it would have to be because of the backbore. What I notice is a huge difference in range, endurance and comfort. One thing I thought about in regards to your reply is this----does the size of a person matter? How much? I'm 5'11, former weight lifter weighing about 215 and have a lung volume of over six liters. Maybe I'm pumping out so much air that it would take something extreme to be noticed.
How would you build a low compression horn without it being either A. leaky or B. Resonating well?
Anyway, what I hope will come out of our discussions is something that will allow a player to have form some sort of idea about how a horn might play before actually picking it up. Further, if upon playing the horn and finding the 'feel' not to their liking, too maybe have some ideas for changes to the set up instead of just giving up on the horn.
It's really frustrating (IMO) to have to pick a horn by trial and error. There should be some way to intelligently evaluate how a horn will play other than actually playing it. For example, I like the way the Eclipse horns look that Leigh has, but will the horn work for me? If it doesn't, (too stuffy, too much reisistance) how/what changes do I make? That is where I hope these discussions lead too..............
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Gabriel is NOT a woodwind player! |