| I think Bugleboy has a lot on the ball regarding playing with the best combination of sound and pitch center. If you're fighting the pitch, the mouthpiece and horn do nothing but make you tired.
I didn't have any trouble with the lighter Pranas but the first heavier one was so stable that I had trouble finding exactly what Bugleboy is talking about. When I went to the lighter ones with a lighter horn I was able to play it immediately and loved it. After over a year of playing them and being able to lock into them, I can play the heavier horns and Pranas and lock into into the pitch center.
They take more air to play well. So, if you want to play them, you must tank up in a more exaggerated way ALL THE TIME not just most of the time. I absolutely love the Prana mouthpieces and horns.I don't think it's ever been easier for me to get a singing sound on a trumpet as with these things.
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