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Ok, this is a partial list of my current collection. I have owned hundreds over the years and dumped many.
Laskey 81D
Laskey 84C
Laskey 40S*
Laskey 80S*
Laskey 40C
Bach 1.25 rim on Schilke 3E underpart with 117 backbore
Schilke 6A4a
Schilke 3CHc
Schilke 7CH on a custom underpart
Warburton 4XD
Warburton 5M
Schilke 3Ch rim on a Bach 3C underpart
Jet Tone Al Hirt model
Jet Tone MF
Zottola 64D
Skyrocket custom (Bud Brisbois knock-off)
Stage 1 by NYTC
John Lynch Asymmetric Lead model
John Lynch Asymmetric 3C model
John Lynch Asymmetric Opera model
Oh, yeah ... These are just trumpet mouthpieces. I have many for cornet, flugelhorn, bass trumpet, etc.
My favorites are the Asymmetric series (I do endorse them, so, this is to be expected) and Felix Vayser's Stage 1 model. That having beeen said, EACH of these is a good mouthpiece, and I can make them all play resaonbly well to some degree. It is a matter of personal fit, in the end.
As to why I like the asymmetrics... 1.) Endurance; I find I can just flat out play longer without backing off with these. 2.) They seem to fit ME well - structure of teeth, offsets to embouchure, etc. 3.) Flexibility; they allow me to fit into various environments (classical, jazz, rock, big bands, etc).
FWIIW coming from me!
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