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Originally Posted by BflatAnklan  Thanks Jimi & Matt!!!
I can't believe that it wouldn't fit into the pipe! Dave sure is a genious; I can't wait to get over to his shop and soak it all up for a few days. (I currently live in Kentucky so that day is further than I'd like to imagine.)
Is it weird that I have a Prana B4 slap? I've never heard of anyone else owning one and they are not listed on the website.
I love being a trumpet nerd...good night! |
M-
Dave has made different sized mouthpieces for a number of years. AJNA and SHAKTI mouthpieces were always to big to fit into "conventional" instruments (or even other Monette instruments).
Going out to Portland was one of the best trumpet experiences I've ever had. One of the things they'll probably show you is the computer program they use to run the new CNC lathe they got a year or two ago. There is an amazing amount of math end engineering that goes into the mouthpeices and they are now able to design with an incredible amount of accuracy. Dave showed me the difference between Slap and non-Slap cups and the difference was incredibly minute, just a few millimeters, but when I played those few millimeters on the computer screen made all the difference in the world.
As for the B4S, no, it's not weird that you play a mouthpeice that's not on the site. They're a custom mouthpiece and instrument company; they work with clients to find the best equipment and if what's best falls inbetween the cracks of their established nomenclature, then they'll go for it and give some kind of long, cryptic name (my favorite so far is my friend's "Monette Prana AP1-1 LD S5," all of which is stamped around a cornet shank piccolo blank).
Best,
Jimi