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Originally Posted by Pedal C  I played a low F trumpet in an orchestra rehearsal once (the director was curious). It was interesting. Nearly impossible to match the volume of modern instruments. Part of this was the fact that I didn't have a particularly excellent mouthpiece for it...actually I don't really know what kind of mouthpiece should be used. In any event, it had a larger shank and the only mpc I could find that had that size shank (and very wide and deep cup!) was nickel plated and I'm allergic to nickel. A Bach 1 was the most playable (after wraping the shank with paper).
Rowuk...what kind of horn do you have and what mouthpiece should be used on it?
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Jason,
I have a Reidl low F made in Austria in the late 19th century(1870). It has the same receiver and bore size as my rotary Bb. I use a Monette B2D Prana slap. Monette modifies the shank on my mouthpieces for the German trumpets. It is actually pitched in modern F# (common in Austria back then!) and came with a half tone crook for F. The original mouthpiece is also deep bowled with a sharp rim.