| Re: Small mouthpiece habituation?
Christine,
16.25 - 16.40 mm is the range of my Wick 4 Cornet mpiece, Schilke 9, and Vacchiano 4C.
15 100'ths of a mm.
The Wick cup is funnel-like, deep, large throat.
The Schilke standard C cup.
The Vacchiano a V cup that appears to be of med-depth like a "C" cup.
I do all my practicing on the Cornet and have no probs in Concert Band with the Schilke.
Once in a while, I'll use the Vacchiano and it works fine too. Some notes upstairs speak well.
The Vacch is the "smallest" of the bunch, but not at all small as mpieces go.
In a nutshell, all three are close in diameter, but differ in cup shape and depth.
Tossing out the Wick, the 2 trumpet mpieces "shape" more than depth it seems to me affects sound and range. Yes, some depth difference, but the V v C cup I think accounts for most of the difference in sound and range.
That's my experience. Hope it helps.
Regards,
Richard |