| I recently switched from my monette's (B2 and C2) to a mouthpiece that was made for me by Bob Reeves (not sure what it is, he said it should fix some issues I was experiencing). I told Bob what mouthpiece I was currently using and that before the monette's I used a Bach 3C w/ a 24 backbore. I notice that while my new mouthpiece feels easier, more open, it retains basically the same sound I was getting on the monette but with less complexity. The big kicker is that since switching back to a non-monette I realize how much I was compensating for pitch problems before playing monette's. The brochure really hits the mark: standard mouthpices are sharp on low notes and flat on high notes. The pitch center on those mouthpieces is dramatically improved particularly on the C trumpet (it's back to alternate fingerings for me).
By the way, I didn't have a personal issue with the monette's, they just didn't seem to agree with my horns. Bob has made a mouthpiece, which for the most part retains a lot of the monette's quality. |