eisprl

Hey everyone,

I have begun an interest in pic playing and I was just wondering:

In your opinions, what is more important in a pic mouthpiece, a shallow cup volume or a narrow throat?

If I am looking at it wrong please let me know, right now I am playing on a GR 67mx for my regular playing and I have a GR65Z** for lead jazz or Pic work. Is this a valid enough mouthpiece. I know it's a personal thing I just don't want to screw myself up down the road.

Cheers
Eric

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wiseone2

How it sounds and how it plays are the most important considerations on choosing a piccolo trumpet mouthpiece. There are no rules. Some players sound great on mouthpieces that most players would not play on their larger horns.

It is your choice. I could not begin to play the setup my teacher played,a 7EW, I play a Laskey 80* for the extreme stuff and most other times I use an 80C on the piccolo.
It works for me...........now go out there and find your own MMD. Mouthpiece of Mass Destruction

Wilmer

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gus

The mouthpiece which gave me best results for piccolo is a pretty standard one for commercial music.

Bob Reeves 42S ( I use a Selmer with trumpet shank leadpipe).

Another one is the Bach 7CW but it is a little brighty for my taste.

Gus

trumpetpimp

I agree with the above posts. Neither is more important for everybody. Most players play a smaller rim, cup, or both on picc but there are no rules.

If you're using GR gear now you should consider the GR piccolo system. I think they work fantastically. For comparision I play 65.6 on all horns except for piccolo when I play a 64P-M.

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dizforprez

some common piccolo mouthpieces that you might want to try: 14a4x , 7E, 7EW, Laskey Piccolo model (same as 7EW?) or your same rim on a smaller cup.

That should give you an idea as to what direction you should head.
Do as Wilmer suggest and use sound as your guide.

gus

Sorry it was 7EW, not 7cw.

Gus