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Originally Posted by BADBOY-DON  Oh-Oooooo!
Mps.....!!! for C horns again? .....
Dave Monette has consistantly enticed me to try one of his C mouthpieces...and swears that most B instrument mp. will not play properly in tune or pitch we we chose to use them in our C horns?
Hey U mouthpiece addicted scientifical' souls....IS THIS FACT OR FICTION...THAT C HORNS DO NOT PLAY AS WELL IF A MP THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR B HORNS IS USED IN THEIR C HORNS?
I have alway wished that our B flat pitched horns could access even lower ranges that are unavailable...except for petal-toonie tones n'allthatjazz? |
Badboy,
generally every horn needs a mouthpiece that "matches" its characteristics. Cup and Rim could be constant but the throat and backbore need to be optimised for every leadpipe. I use Monette mouthpieces and matching the pitch does make things easier for me - especially on the C and Picc!
Getting back to the Trumpet Shall Sound, if we are playing with a very small chamber orchestra, our large bore horn with Bach1x mouthpiece with a size 15 backbore may not fit sonically with the rest of the ensemble. The same goes for getting a big band sound out of a C trumpet (especially if you are not playing lead and have to blend with the rest of the section).
I have a Getzen 4-valved flugelhorn and love the ability to use the lower octave. Sergei Nakariakov also makes some enticing arguments for this too!