| Re: Differences between trumpet and horn mouthpieces
The Farkas Model horn mouthpiece had a bit of a cup to it. In his book The Art of Horn Playing he examined the inner contours of several different horn mouthpieces, and remarked, if an aging memory still serves me, that the cupped mouthpieces allowed a sharper attack (current thought amongst trumpeters, too).
The horn is an odd beast, the length of an f tuba but a bore size (through the valve section) of a normal large bore trumpet. Compared to a tuba or even trombone mouthpiece the horn mouthpiece relatively small, equal to a big trumpet mouthpiece. Since mouthpiece volume plays a role in the characteristics of the complete instrument, it is interesting to note that the horn mouthpiece might be considered just one big throat, rather than a V or C or in-between cup. Buzzing the mouthpieces without the instrument gives a whole different "feel" of resistance.
Odd beast, the horn, but I have never heard anyone complain about the way hornists kiss.
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