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Originally Posted by midwestchops  got my schilke 17d4 yesterday that i had ordered. as i remembered the #4 rim is great. i like the feel and the tone, the only thing so far from switching from my 3c is that my range has suffered. im sure after practicing with it over some time that it will come back.  |
That is a *huge* change, so no wonder your range has been affected.
As confirmed by the Kanstul Comparator at
Kanstul Mouthpiece Comparator
and my own experience,
the 3C you used to play had the cup depth of a Bach 7E.
The Schilke 17d4 is like a Bach 7B, but the Bach has a liitle bit more of a "V" shape while the Schilke has more of a cup shape, giving the Schilke a fuller sound but much harder upper register.
To put it in Schilke terms, you have just moved from a Schilke "A" cup to a Schilke "D" cup.
And the change in rim contour is just as dramatic, from the round rim of the Bach 3C to the wide flat Schilke "A" rim.
So I guess we can expect no double C's from you for the next few weeks, just that annoyingly full, rich sound that some trumpet players prefer
- morris