Curry 1.5C/1.5BC players: What do you play on picc?

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Hi there,

I play a Curry 1.5C stock on Bb, C, D and Eb piston tpts.
I play a Curry 1.5BC stock on C and Bb rotary tpts.

If you play that too, then what do you play on picc?

These I've tried on picc and they didn't work for me:
Bach 7E
Bach 7D
And even smaller Bachs

I currently play a Bach 7DW when I have to play picc, but I don't think it's ideal for me: Intonation issues and I'm simply do not feel comfortable, mentally or chop wise. Don't feel that I can trust it to "just work".

Must fit a trumpet receiver. Not cornet.

I heard others being happy with:
Schilke 11A
Schilke 13B

What is your opinion?

YSUtrumpet · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:04 am Post subject:

7EW does the trick for me. If this doesn't work for you, maybe look at Curry's ZM, Star, or DE in a 5 or 7 diameter.
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bagmangood · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:23 am Post subject:

Honestly we can't really suggest Picc mouthpieces other than what works for us or people we know

I've used a Bach 7DW, a stork 3B+C (3B pumper cup, C backbore), 4C+C, and now am on a ACB 5C.

You don't have to play on a small diameter picc mouthpiece, you could try something larger and see if that fits your chops well. Stork makes picc mouthpieces, as do laskey, curry, and a number of other manufacturers

efarias · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 8:34 am Post subject: My piccolo mouthpiece choice

Mates, I use a 1.25BC for Bb/C trumpet and a Yamaha Custom Pierre Dutot piccolo mouthpiece. This combination has been working quite well for me, even though you'd initially find the Pierre Dutot mouthpiece a little big for a picc (but it works).
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Isaac54 · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:34 pm Post subject:

I play on a Curry 1.5 C mainly and I also was looking for a good mouthpiece for picc work last year. I use the Curry 1.5 DE now and it works great for me. It has a great sound and I really like how it is the same rim as my main mouthpiece.

dbacon · Posted: Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:27 pm Post subject:

Try Mark's M/25 or 26 throat/10 backbore!
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GordonH · Posted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:50 am Post subject:

I play on a Bach 1.5C and a Curry 1.5BBC (cornet). I have tended to play on larger piccolo mouthpieces and have ordered a special ACB 1.5 "something or other" on a short trumpet shank which should sort out some of the intonational issues.

I do know what you mean about the shallower mouthpieces not feeling quite right. When I have played smaller mouthpieces it was a yamaha 11C4 but mainly a Bach 6 cornet shank (which I still find to be the best piccolo mouthpiece - but not for the feint hearted).
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Bb - Bach 43
Eb - Schilke E3L-4 with D bell and slides
Pic - Chinese rotary with Blackburn lead pipe
Flugel - B&H Imperial
Cornet - B&H Sovereign 928