Solar Bell

Maynard used different mouthpieces in his career. He used Jet Tone for a long time before Dave Monette started making his mouthpieces.

Maynard always sounded great on whetever he played.

Once again, any mouthpiece can be good.

It all depends on if it works for you.


-cw-

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bigtiny

trumpets that bear artists names are typically instruments that the artist has had a hand in designing. Most of these horns will be of the same quality as the flagship horns made by the manufacturer. The question is whether the specs and attributes that the name player needs in a horn are suitable for you....

MY first pro horn was a Holton MF horn (early 70s). Great horn, well built, totally inappropriate for me

I used to have a Bobby Shew yamaha. Excellent horn. Very close, but again wasn't really right for me.

I've heard horror storis about the Sandoval horns (are they Leblancs?), but then, I would never buy a Leblanc horn anyway....

bigtiny

RGood

Horner -

What horn are you using that Bobby Shew mouthpiece with?

For me - the Bobby Shew flugel and mouthpiece pair very well together.

However with my Kanstul 1525 - prefer to use a GR 65FL.

Also have a Bach 5C FL - but not my fav flugel mouthpiece - store tossed that in with the Kanstul when I bought it....

Absolutely prefer the GR of all 3 mthpcs - it was one of those - "Wow - this fits me like a glove" moments.

That said, when I try mixing them - I find I don't like the GR with the Shew horn or the Shew mouthpiece with the Kanstul 1525.

But as always this is all personal preference - gotta find what works for you.


Best of luck

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Kanstul 1525 Flugel
Yamaha Bobby Shew 6310Z Flugel
1967 Getzen Eterna (my 2nd - still going strong after all these years)
1961 Olds Special (my 1st...battered, bruised, & passed around but back home)

horner

Im playing a Bobby Shew mouthpiece on a Bach Strad flugel horn, i sorta inherited it n that was the mouthpiece that was with it... Is it worth lookin around for another mouthpiece? I dont have much money...

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nickpasternack

I love my Schilke, but i find that many times the artist models are too focused.... It doesn't have any symphonic or ensemble characteristics....all bright and jazzy all the time. Its a great horn, but i may not keep it for very much longer.

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Schilke S42L 2005
1938 King cleveland
Bach Tr300(in process of heavily modding)
Conn circus bore cornet 1890 (restored)
J.W. pepper and son shepherds crook cornet 1895(ish)
Getzen Eterna Flugel

Solar Bell

What "Artist" model Schilke do you have?

The only one they make is the Faddis S22.

-cw-

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Chuck Willard
The Willard of Oz


"Don't be afraid to see what you see."
Ronald Reagan

The average response time of a 911 call is over 4 minutes.
The average speed of my 9mm is 1250 fps

When seconds count....the police are only minutes away.

RGood

HORNER -

You are ahead in the game - you've inherited a nice flugel and mouthpiece.

I'm just a mere amateur - but I found high range more challenging on the flugelhorn in general vs trumpet (especially on the Bach flugel I played in college....).

The beauty of the sound of the flugel isn't in the stratosphere in my humble opinion.

If the Shew mouthpiece feels good - and its just your concern with range - I wouldn't spend the extra money on another mouthpiece for now - just work (and practice) with the mouthpiece you've got.

If you have the time - never hurts to try other mouthpieces - but as I'm sure you well know - takes a while to really get to know a new mouthpiece.

Best of luck

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It's a new year - let's have at it!!!

Kanstul 1525 Flugel
Yamaha Bobby Shew 6310Z Flugel
1967 Getzen Eterna (my 2nd - still going strong after all these years)
1961 Olds Special (my 1st...battered, bruised, & passed around but back home)

nickpasternack

its the faddis S42L, they dont make a faddis s22. I was making a blanket statement about man of the artist model horns. I find them too focused for certain types of playing.

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Schilke S42L 2005
1938 King cleveland
Bach Tr300(in process of heavily modding)
Conn circus bore cornet 1890 (restored)
J.W. pepper and son shepherds crook cornet 1895(ish)
Getzen Eterna Flugel

skankin'dan

They are really good. I have the one that bears wayne bergerons name, and it kicks some serious butt.

Solar Bell

You're right, I knew I had the model wrong.


-cw-

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Chuck Willard
The Willard of Oz


"Don't be afraid to see what you see."
Ronald Reagan

The average response time of a 911 call is over 4 minutes.
The average speed of my 9mm is 1250 fps

When seconds count....the police are only minutes away.