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rowuk · 02-04-2008, 10:59 AM

David,
only someone in FRONT of the trumpet can tell you what you sound like.
A 6A4A does not give you a lot of room to work with and very little chance to develop a "fat" sound.
If you are determined to be the next lead player for Tower of Power, then you are on the right track. For just about all other types of playing, you are limiting the palette of colors available to only the very bright ones.

Al Vizzutti is one of the finest trumpet players on the planet. His face, background and quantity of practicing make playing on his mouthpiece possible. That mouthpiece has a rim size similar to a Bach 3 (Yamaha/Schilke 15) and a shallow cup. Considering that he is doing his soloist thing, he can have any sound that he wants. If he was sitting in a section somewhere, without a microphone, his choice would surely be different.

02-04-2008, 10:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
rowuk Moderator Fortissimo User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Germany Posts: 4,394	Re: 6A4A, 3C, and Bottoming out David, only someone in FRONT of the trumpet can tell you what you sound like. A 6A4A does not give you a lot of room to work with and very little chance to develop a "fat" sound. If you are determined to be the next lead player for Tower of Power, then you are on the right track. For just about all other types of playing, you are limiting the palette of colors available to only the very bright ones. Al Vizzutti is one of the finest trumpet players on the planet. His face, background and quantity of practicing make playing on his mouthpiece possible. That mouthpiece has a rim size similar to a Bach 3 (Yamaha/Schilke 15) and a shallow cup. Considering that he is doing his soloist thing, he can have any sound that he wants. If he was sitting in a section somewhere, without a microphone, his choice would surely be different. __________________ Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again.