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Originally Posted by derekkress  The secret to playing a free blowing horn is not to over blow. You have to let the horn work itself... |
I agree.
My Conn 5A cornet has a .485 bore and I use a Bach 7 (no letter) mouthpiece on it.
If I want to blast a ton of air into it, it will gladly take all the air I can give it and give a huge sound in response.
*But*, if I play very softly, just as softly as I can with minimal air flow, the Conn 5A gives a gentle, beautiful tone that is close to soundling like a very mellow flugelhorn on low ballads.
The softer I play, the less air flow I use, the sweeter that huge bore sounds, even up to a soft D above High C.
- Morris