| I played a Schilke B1 with a GR 66*** prior to getting the Eclipse. Previous to that it was the B1 with a Warburton 4MC/B9 (I seem to gravitate to deeper cups and more open backbores).
At the moment I'm trialing a GR 66** on the Eclipse to decide if that's the mouthpiece I want to have "dedicated" to the B1 (it is much brighter, as is the B1 and if I'm going to have two trumpets I want a "significant" contrast in their sound). (I need to send the *** away for gold plating to match the horn now that I've decided that's going to be the main piece.)
I honestly feel that the Eclipse blows much like the B1 "to me". It is different, but there is nowhere near the difference in blow that I experienced when I went from a 180ML37 to the B1. The biggest differences between the B1 and the MR is in terms of the "feel" (MR is quite a bit heavier), and sound (I think it's more flexible from "dark to bright"). The tuning in both is, of course, particularly good although the MR does have an edge.
As you note, my cornet is a large bore Getzen Eterna 800 and it too has quite an "open" blow to it. Of course, my playing range doesn't go above high C so if you've "got chops" you'll definitely be in new territory. |