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joshuasullins · 11-28-2005, 08:09 PM

why is everyone using such huge mouthpieces? If you need to have a "darker" sound, I don't like using the terms bright and/or dark. What you mean when you say "dark" is typically a sound without certain overtones. I think that most orchestral players actually play with a good amount of overtones in their sound. That is something that I believe most professionals have in common regardless of style or genre. If you have to use a huge mouthpiece to get a "dark" sound, that is cheating just as much as having to use a shallow mouthpiece to get a bright sound or to achieve more range.

V/R
Joshua

11-28-2005, 08:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
joshuasullins Pianissimo User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Newport, RI Posts: 80	why is everyone using such huge mouthpieces? If you need to have a "darker" sound, I don't like using the terms bright and/or dark. What you mean when you say "dark" is typically a sound without certain overtones. I think that most orchestral players actually play with a good amount of overtones in their sound. That is something that I believe most professionals have in common regardless of style or genre. If you have to use a huge mouthpiece to get a "dark" sound, that is cheating just as much as having to use a shallow mouthpiece to get a bright sound or to achieve more range. V/R Joshua __________________ trumpet: Flip Oaked Wind Thing in gold plate, #1 Tuning Slide piece: Monette PRANA BL3 Flugel: Yamaha 631, Rose brass bell (I really want a Flip Oakes Flugel... putting together the cash)