| Just my humble ol' thoughts,
To me, too many people obsess way too much over mouthpieces. To me, the only thought that ever enters my mind in selecting a mouthpiece is does it allow me to get my mind out of the mouthpiece and into the music? What I tell people is if you want to discuss mechanics, go work on cars. The size is only a statistic for the builders to me and is of no real consequence to the trumpeter, as long as the mouthpiece allows you to effortlessly produce what's in your head. For orchestral players, it's often in the Bach 1 range. For lead players, it tends to be generally in the Bach 3 or narrower range and at least a medium shallow cup. For jazz players, it can basically be any mouthpiece that allows you to get the tone in your head out of the horn, be it Kenny Dornham's Bach 1 or Andrea Tofanelli's 10-1/2EW based mouthpiece. You should not under any circumstance have to whip out your rig and fight the mouthpiece to get the playing results you want.
Just my thoughts.
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Bach 180LR, 72 bell
Bach 1-1/2C
Bach 3D |