TrumpetMaster - View Single Post - please recommend a mouthpiece brand and model

amazingmorris · 02-24-2007, 09:55 PM

I know what I want in a trumpet mouthpiece, but I just don’t know who makes it.
Please recommend a brand and model.

I have been playing a Denis Wick 4E for a few years.

I like the rim shape of the Wick 4E.
Although it’s been 30 years, I think I liked the rim of the Holton MF3 mouthpiece.
I hate Bach 7 rims, too sharp.
Schilke “4” rims are comfortable but they feel awkward to find proper placement because they feel a bit too wide.

The diameter should be no bigger than a Denis Wick 4E, and no smaller than a Bach 7.
(I realize that the Bach 7 feels smaller because of its inner bite, so maybe the Wick is the diameter / feel you get when you take the inner bite off a Bach 7?)
I’ve discovered that manufacturers’ diameter measurements are unreliable regarding how big the mouthpiece actually *feels*.

I cannot play a Schilke “A” cup because my lips bottom out in the too-shallow cup.
My lips just barely clear OK all the time in a Denis Wick 4E.
I like the cup of a Bach 7E because it gives maximum cup volume for the shallow depth, very “C” shaped whereas other brands’ shallow cups are more like a cross between a “C” shape and a “V” shape.

It would be nice to buy 2 mouthpieces that I could alternate between for ballads and high register, such as alternating between a Bach 7B and Bach 7E.

I cannot afford a mouthpiece that costs more than about $50.
Plain old silver is fine.
I play with wet embouchure and have tended to use a small amount of Vaseline on lips to lubricate during playing to eliminate a ton of spit accumulating in trumpet and wonder if that Vaseline will harm most mouthpiece finishes. (Is it normal for a mouthpiece finish to be going bad after only 5 or 6 years?)

So I guess it could be summed up as: I’m looking for a Bach 7B and a Bach 7E or slightly larger but with a Wick 4E rim or MF rim.
Nobody near me has Bach 3’s in stock but I suspect they are too large? And I don’t know what their rim shapes are.
How much bigger diameter than a Wick 4E would a Bach 3E be?

If you can recommend a mouthpiece brand and model I would greatly appreciate it.

- morris

02-24-2007, 09:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
amazingmorris New Friend Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 7	please recommend a mouthpiece brand and model I know what I want in a trumpet mouthpiece, but I just don’t know who makes it. Please recommend a brand and model. I have been playing a Denis Wick 4E for a few years. I like the rim shape of the Wick 4E. Although it’s been 30 years, I think I liked the rim of the Holton MF3 mouthpiece. I hate Bach 7 rims, too sharp. Schilke “4” rims are comfortable but they feel awkward to find proper placement because they feel a bit too wide. The diameter should be no bigger than a Denis Wick 4E, and no smaller than a Bach 7. (I realize that the Bach 7 feels smaller because of its inner bite, so maybe the Wick is the diameter / feel you get when you take the inner bite off a Bach 7?) I’ve discovered that manufacturers’ diameter measurements are unreliable regarding how big the mouthpiece actually feels. I cannot play a Schilke “A” cup because my lips bottom out in the too-shallow cup. My lips just barely clear OK all the time in a Denis Wick 4E. I like the cup of a Bach 7E because it gives maximum cup volume for the shallow depth, very “C” shaped whereas other brands’ shallow cups are more like a cross between a “C” shape and a “V” shape. It would be nice to buy 2 mouthpieces that I could alternate between for ballads and high register, such as alternating between a Bach 7B and Bach 7E. I cannot afford a mouthpiece that costs more than about $50. Plain old silver is fine. I play with wet embouchure and have tended to use a small amount of Vaseline on lips to lubricate during playing to eliminate a ton of spit accumulating in trumpet and wonder if that Vaseline will harm most mouthpiece finishes. (Is it normal for a mouthpiece finish to be going bad after only 5 or 6 years?) So I guess it could be summed up as: I’m looking for a Bach 7B and a Bach 7E or slightly larger but with a Wick 4E rim or MF rim. Nobody near me has Bach 3’s in stock but I suspect they are too large? And I don’t know what their rim shapes are. How much bigger diameter than a Wick 4E would a Bach 3E be? If you can recommend a mouthpiece brand and model I would greatly appreciate it. - morris