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mouthpiece help soprano cornet

alexlauren — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:20:10 GMT

hi guys , i am new in this great website!
i have some concern regarding my mouthpiece that i use for my soprano cornet.
i bought a couples of months ago the new dw heritage s..
I fill not really confortable to play on it for long time, too flat and i fill cutting my lips.
anyone suggest me something better? different brand?
what is better use a V or regular cup???

thank you for your help!

ACB mouthpiece demo

TrentAustin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:50:59 GMT

I don't know if a lot of you out there know I've started making a bunch of custom trumpet mouhtpieces...

The following audio samples are raw with no added effects and totally live. Getting the shop up and running has taken a bit out of my efficiency. I literally went from one piece to the next with no breaks (not ideal when you go from a huge orchestral piece to an efficient lead piece in less than a minute). The differences are more noticeable in these audio clips:

ACB Clarke demo:

C scale demo:

a bit of slurs:

a quick taste of Arban:

sample of Stardust:

then a few higher scales:

Thanks again for listening. I will do the same tests for all the mouthpieces when they come in.
-T
Austin Custom Brass Store

Asymmetric

trumpetaddict — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:12:48 GMT

has anyone played on a asymmetric(if i spelled it correctly) mouthpiece and do they work like they claim to?

Custom mouthpieces based on a mold of your teeth

DrDave — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:07:06 GMT

I am working on a way to make custom Wedge mouthpieces based on a mold of a players teeth. The technique would be for me to mail out a thin plastic disk a little bigger than the size of a mouthpiece rim. There would be a hole in the middle of the disk. The player would place it in warm water until it turns from white to clear. The disk is then removed from the water and inserted in the mouth between the front teeth and the lips at the point where the mouthpiece is placed. Then the player adds the horn and plays a middle C for about one to two minutes until the plastic cools. When cool the plastic gets very hard. Harder than the usual plastic mouth guards. The result is a perfect impression of the players teeth in the playing position at the point right under the mouthpiece.

The player would then mail the disk back to me. I would measure the radius of curvature of the dental impression in the horizontal and vertical axis under the mouthpiece rim and account for any offset of the upper and lower teeth. Based on the data I would program and CNC machine the optimal Wedge rim for the player.

I have already made the first impression of my own teeth this way and will begin programing my own rim based on the data this week. There is still lots of R and D to do, but would anyone be interested in such a product?

Cheers,
Dave

mouthpiece mods in NYC

gdong — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:25:17 GMT

I'm looking to get my 7E converted to short shank. Anybody know of anyone in NYC that can do this? I'm also looking for a guy to tweak and/or make leadpipes for my dillon brand piccolo trumpet (that is a fantastic horn aside from some intonation problems common to all chinese horns).

I know of osmun, but they are a bit north of the city.

Hurcules: EZ-Safe trumpet stand.

NYCO10 — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:09:01 GMT

Hi guys, any experience with this trumpet stand? my trumpet stand it getting starting to worry me as it has dropped (i say dropped) my trumpet has fallen over twice on it, with some damage to the 2nd valve 'tubing', is this stand the way to go?

Thanks:thumbsup:

Mouthpiece plating in the UK?

treble_forte — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:38:54 GMT

Hey all,

Wonder if you could recommend somewhere to replate my mouthpiece - I wouldn't mind getting the cup done in gold as well. The silver plating is probably 80% gone all over!

Thanks!
Mike

Reeves on cornet

Makke — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:23:46 GMT

Hello,

As I play trumpet and flugelhorn in several classical and jazz bands for more than 2 decades, I wanted te try something completely different. So, several months ago I started playing cornet with a british brass band and am having a blast!

I play a Bach 3C on the cornet (I know, I know) but have problems with my range and especially my endurance.

On the trumpet and flugelhorn, I play Reeves mouthpieces (42M and 42F). I want to try a Reeves mouthpiece on cornet, but I know they are not the BBB standard. I tried several Wick moutpieces, but I totally hate those rims!

Anyone have experience with Reeves mouthpieces for cornet?

ACB 5 different mouthpiece demo

TrentAustin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:14:21 GMT

Listen in HD for best audio...

As a bunch of you know I do lots of horn demos... this time is a little
different. I was thinking I'd give a quick demo of 5 different models I
offer currently from my mpc line. I used the internal mic on the camera aas
my audio recorders batteries were fried. This is a live test from one mpc to
another.

The following pieces were used in this test:

1. ACB Papa Bear (huge .684 orchestral designed trumpet mouthpiece)
2. ACB 1 1/4C
3. ACB 3C
4. ACB 3CS
5. ACB TA 1 (my personal signature mouthpiece)

I'm not sure anyone's interested but thought it might be a fun test to do.

Cheers,
T

Holton Heim #1 cornet mouthpiece substitute.

jamcam1999 — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 06:19:29 GMT

I have a vintage holton heim #1 cornet mouthpiece which I use in my Conn new wonder long model cornet. I would like to find a modern identical replacement, bach or otherwise but I have yet to figure out the often varied way that mouthpieces are measured so I would be just guessing at the exact measurements. Can anyone advise me? thanks, Jack

Yamaha 13a4a vs 14a4a, advice

mickeybros — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:08:12 GMT

Here's the deal, played seriously up to age 20, changed career path, been playing almost a year now after taking 27 years off. Only play the picc, YTR-6810s (small bore horn), for wedding work.

I dont have the time to do infinite mouthpiece research so here's the question....looking for a mpc that is essentially a nice blend between these two. I really like the wide flat rim on the 13a4a but the cup is a tad to shallow near the rim edge and I tend to bottom out in it. The 14a4a, although an "a" cup is certainly deeper than the 13a4a, deeper than what i need.

Here's the animal I'm looking for in a stock mouthpiece, any manufacturer, expect Schilke (way too bright)

a 13a4a rim, but just a smidge wider
a cup, maybe slightly deeper than the 13a4a, especially at the rim edge

Also, because this horn is small bore, I understand that having a slightly more open throat and backbore could help open up the register a little better over high E flat. Comments?

I await the knowledge of the masses!!!

BTW, where in the U.S. is the best place to go and try out the largest variety of mouthpieces?

monette solo mouthpiece

CBjr. — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:57:33 GMT

monette hasnt been answering any of my emails so ill ask the community here at trumpet master: im looking for my first monette mouthpiece, coming off a schilke 20 for orchestral and bach 1.5c for everything else besides lead. i would use the monette mouthpiece for classical pieces and maybe some small chamber groups but especially want to use it for solos/concertos. something that ill be able to play for a good amount of time without getting tired. i looked on the monette site numerous times but couldnt find the info i wanted. any suggestions? any help is much appreciated

Curry Blackjack Blank

yoelarry — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:06:09 GMT

I mistakenly posted 'Reeves' Blackjack in my last post. Sorry, I meant Curry. So I'll ask again....
I am thinking of buying a Curry 3C with a 'blackjack' blank....Does anyone have experience with the 'blackjack' ? How does it effect endurance, range, and flexibility? I have been playing a new version Bach 3C but heard good things about the Curry and wondered about the 'Blackjack. Strictly Jazz. Any comments?

darker than a Wick 2?

Moshe Mizrachi — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:02:01 GMT

Is there an easily-obtained cornet mouthpiece that gives a darker, mellower sound than the Wick 2 or Wick 3 cornet mouthpiece?

If there are "extreme" flugel mouthpieces,
then there should be "extreme" cornet mouthpieces, too, I hope.

Megatone vs yamaha

euph — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:30:33 GMT

Hello
what is th� differences between Bach megatone and yamaha heavy mouthpiece, what is the best in your opignon?
Thanks