Hi Guys
I am now the proud owner of a new Holton Heim 2 mouthpiece. It arrived in the mail yesterday and I was totally blown away by it. It is a little smaller cup than I thought it would be (10 1/2 c) but the tone is so lyrical and fluid, it just sings!
The V-Cup really makes it sound great. The nice thing is that it really bumped up my endurance. I usually am able to play for about 3 hours and I had no problem going for 4 hours. But then again I am used to playing a Bach 3c.
And the high notes were so EASY to play!
The only thing I didnt like is that it takes a little extra effort to reach the really low notes, but with such a small cup that is to be expected. I was wondering though...some people have said that the new Heim is nothing like the one that Miles played. Any thoughts? And can you get a Miles Heim today? Model? Size?
Untill I got this peice I really didnt know what size Miles played but was shocked to learn that he played a Heim 2 which is a 10 1/2c. Such a small cup for such a great artist!
I had a great experience with this Heim buying it without trying it, and hope that I have just as great experience with my new Monette STC1-B4 that I have on order
Rick Aka Trumpet Man
