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rowuk · 11-03-2007, 06:30 PM

BA,
some player/mouthpiece/horn combinations are easier to play than others. This is impossible to diagnose over the internet.
The rule of thumb is: if it is easier, it is easier!
To "change" the playing characteristics of a massed produced instrument, you need a torch, a lathe, maybe a hacksaw and a hammer as well as a couple of years training to know how to apply them without making things worse!

If you are getting ready for an audition, spend ALL of your time with your best equipment! That is how you develop consistency. I would even say skip marching band the week of the audition - one wrong step and your chops are MUSH!

11-03-2007, 06:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,394	Re: Trumpet Problem! BA, some player/mouthpiece/horn combinations are easier to play than others. This is impossible to diagnose over the internet. The rule of thumb is: if it is easier, it is easier! To "change" the playing characteristics of a massed produced instrument, you need a torch, a lathe, maybe a hacksaw and a hammer as well as a couple of years training to know how to apply them without making things worse! If you are getting ready for an audition, spend ALL of your time with your best equipment! That is how you develop consistency. I would even say skip marching band the week of the audition - one wrong step and your chops are MUSH! __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.