| Differences between trumpet and horn mouthpieces
OK, during the time I was playing both trumpet AND horn, I'd sometimes put my Schilke 29 horn mpc into my trumpet and play. There was no trouble playing that I noticed, and it seemed to mellow out the sound a bit. I couldn't do it the other way around of course, because the receiver on the horn was smaller than the trumpet mpc shank. I was playing a standard Bach 7C.
The cup on the trumpet mouthpiece was much wider and more 'cup-like' than any horn mouthpieces I ever used (I also played on a Yamaha one but don't remember the make).
So, my question is -- why are horn and trumpet mouthpieces so radically different? Is a horn mouthpiece more similar to a flugelhorn one? Are there any conceivable reasons why a trumpeter would want a horn mouthpiece, or vice versa? Is any of the mouthpiece difference due to the posture differences of playing? The trumpet is played a lot more perpendicular to the face than the horn. |