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Originally Posted by Jerry Freedman  I hate to seem stupid but the dumbest questions are the ones that aren't asked. What exactly is a reversed lead pipe and why would anyone want one? |
The idea is that anything that disturbs the air column has more effect near the mouthpiece than near the bell. A small dent in the leadpipe can make a huge difference, whereas the big 'ol dent in the bell can make almost no changes. With the reversed leadpipe the gap produced by an extended tuning slide is farther from the mouthpiece than the conventional leadpipe.
Conventional wisdom is that a shorter leadpipe produces a more compact and slotted sound than a longer one.