| My Boosey and Hawkes Imperial was given to me as a Christmas present and I have being having loads of fun too - I was bought up playing this instrument at Brass band (it was actually a Besson Imperial) so it brings back loads of great memories and plays really well. The GR 3#7 mouthpiece works really well with it too, although the mouthpiece that came with it is just marked "prototype" plays very well too - I have no idea what it is though - it seems to be around the Bach 3 rim size and similar shape cup volume to the GR #7. I have been working on Carnival de Venice (with my clothes on I hasten to add!) and it plays it beautifully and much easier than on my trumpet.
Graham |