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ctm2aud · 05-31-2007, 08:54 PM

Greetings all,
Here's a question for you: Have you ever found that a particular mouthpiece brand goes with a particular brand of horn better than another mp brand? Here's an example of what I mean from my limited experience.

I was at Kanstul a couple years back testing some cornets. I took a GR cornet mp with me for the test but I found that an Olds 3 copy they had in the store worked better with a Kanstul horn. I later found the GR mp to work very nicely with a Schilke cornet.

Another example: I find that GR works very well with Bach horns but that the Curry mp made for Flip Oakes works better than GR for the Flip Oakes (Kanstul) horns. Another story: I was talking with an Eclipse dealer a few weeks ago and he said Eclipse players tend to gravitate toward GR.

When I say "works well" what I mean is my impression of the overall sound of the horn/mp combination.

So, is this a design philosophy thing or what? I know this is kind of vague but I was wondering what those with more experience might have to say.

Regards,
Dave Taylor

05-31-2007, 08:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
ctm2aud New Friend Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 43	MP brand vs horn brand Greetings all, Here's a question for you: Have you ever found that a particular mouthpiece brand goes with a particular brand of horn better than another mp brand? Here's an example of what I mean from my limited experience. I was at Kanstul a couple years back testing some cornets. I took a GR cornet mp with me for the test but I found that an Olds 3 copy they had in the store worked better with a Kanstul horn. I later found the GR mp to work very nicely with a Schilke cornet. Another example: I find that GR works very well with Bach horns but that the Curry mp made for Flip Oakes works better than GR for the Flip Oakes (Kanstul) horns. Another story: I was talking with an Eclipse dealer a few weeks ago and he said Eclipse players tend to gravitate toward GR. When I say "works well" what I mean is my impression of the overall sound of the horn/mp combination. So, is this a design philosophy thing or what? I know this is kind of vague but I was wondering what those with more experience might have to say. Regards, Dave Taylor __________________ Sing to the Lord a new song, praise him with the sounding of the trumpet!