| I think we've pretty much covered this topic but a couple more thoughts:
Bud favored a pretty exciting sound, almost like a lead player from the big band era minus the schmaltz. Clarity of tone, clarity of articulation, and ease of projection are the determining factors, plus the idea that you can blend like a Bb when necessary if you know what you are doing. Lead players project via shallow mouthpieces, the C trumpet is just a different and more orchestrally acceptable way of doing the same thing. The difference being, in an orchestra you also have to play soft and delicate etc. Small mouthpieces tend to limit the tonal pallette.
Most of the pick up/ summer festival orchestra gigs I do these days don't have really large orchestras. Projection is not a factor so I often play a Schilke 4valve Eb with a large bell and coast.
I remember a lesson with Ray Mase about 20 years ago. He said the Bb and C should overlap in sound and have more common ground than disinct differences. Makes sense. |