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stchasking · 04-03-2007, 09:54 AM

I will sell you my entire mouth piece collection for $200.00.
It has 5sv, 14a4a, 13a4a with my initials on it, stork, benge, cousinon. All kinds of mouth pieces I don't use. Some are drilled out, some have the rims turned. One is a Maynard jet tone. All of them have been coated with magic high note oil. I will sell you the high note oil at $200.00 for 5 ounces.

My favorites are three identical Bach 3D. One in each trumpet case and one in my car. I progressed in my understanding of embouchure formation by reading everything I could find. I joined ITG and asked a lot of questions. I bought a lot of "how to" books at ITG conferences. I talked to a lot of pro players at conferences.

It was, and still is, a study that requires practice and more practice. Find a teacher that can communicate with you and has been through the mouth piece quest. Curiosity is good. Experimenting is good. Spending a bunch of money is not good. Did I mention practicing? ( I put in 2.5 hours last night after a 1.5 hour rehearsal. The mouth piece felt as good at the end as at the beginning. It took 20 years to get that mouth piece.)

04-03-2007, 09:54 AM	#12 (permalink)
stchasking Forte User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,379	Re: Mouthpiece I will sell you my entire mouth piece collection for $200.00. It has 5sv, 14a4a, 13a4a with my initials on it, stork, benge, cousinon. All kinds of mouth pieces I don't use. Some are drilled out, some have the rims turned. One is a Maynard jet tone. All of them have been coated with magic high note oil. I will sell you the high note oil at $200.00 for 5 ounces. My favorites are three identical Bach 3D. One in each trumpet case and one in my car. I progressed in my understanding of embouchure formation by reading everything I could find. I joined ITG and asked a lot of questions. I bought a lot of "how to" books at ITG conferences. I talked to a lot of pro players at conferences. It was, and still is, a study that requires practice and more practice. Find a teacher that can communicate with you and has been through the mouth piece quest. Curiosity is good. Experimenting is good. Spending a bunch of money is not good. Did I mention practicing? ( I put in 2.5 hours last night after a 1.5 hour rehearsal. The mouth piece felt as good at the end as at the beginning. It took 20 years to get that mouth piece.) __________________ "I was performing professionally at age 17 and have never had a real job." Allen Vizzutti http://cdbaby.com/cd/mcking Last edited by stchasking; 04-03-2007 at 09:57 AM.