| Brian,
Our new Swedish friend (welcome!) is right. Have you heard Jean-François Madeuf (Schola Cantorum, Basel) play the holeless natural trumpet? Trust me. . . he can play the Bach Cantatas in tune on the tailpipe of a Buick.
Two suggestions: an authentic (flat rim, no throat) mouthpiece, as suggested above, helps tremendously, and don't expect the nat to slot the notes for you like a modern trumpet. It doesn't (and shouldn't)
Good luck,
EC |