Kelly plastic mouthpieces

Schilkeguy · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 6:50 am Post subject:

I saw these mouthpieces on the woodwind and brasswind the other day and thought about getting one. has anyone tried the Kelly mouthpieces? Are they any good?
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CRJAZZMAN · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:11 am Post subject:

MUSICandCHARACTER has them on his website. http://www.ibowtie.com
He is a dealer. I tried the 3c. I liked the rim better than other 3c's I tried by far.
I'm a lead player and am waiting for their line to expand. I am sure Doctor Jim can answer any questions you might have and get one to you in no time.
He's a class guy and always willing to help.
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MUSICandCHARACTER · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 12:47 pm Post subject:

Well, I sell them all the time. The are made from Lexan and ABS plastic. Very light. They are modeled after the Mt. Vernon Bach mouthpieces. The rims are very comfortable and since they never get hot or cold, they are easy to play.

Everyone should have one (only $20 or less for trumpet/cornet) if you play outdoors at all. I use mine in church a lot. Church gigs it seems like we warm up and play, then sit for 40 minutes and have to come in with a bang. A mouthpiece that is warm makes those first few attacks much easier.

Mike Vax recorded an entire live album using a Kelly Mouthpiece. Really, really easy on the chops and a great sound. The clear ones are great for checking embouchures.

Trumpet sizes include 1.5C, 3C, 5C, and 7C with a 14a4a coming soon (in a few months)
Cornet sizes include: 3C, 4B (Wick style), 5C and 7C. The 4B is a great mouthpiece.

18 fun colors besides.

Post any questions, I will be happy to answer them!

Jim
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trumpetmike · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 1:22 pm Post subject:

The cornet 4B is outstanding!
I have a Wick 4B and a Kelly 4B (in purple), the difference is barely noticeable - I can feel the difference, but tonally the sound is virtually identical.

Whether I would ever recommend these mouthpieces over a more conventional piece, I don't know, but they are amazing for the money! I have a couple of students who use them (one euphonium player sounds much better on his Kelly than he has done on any other mouthpiece), but they are for medical reasons - allergic to metal. One of my teaching colleagues has got a Kelly trombone mouthpiece (allergy reasons) and now uses it almost exclusively.

They don't make a trumpet mouthpiece big enough for me, so I don't find them that useful for my own playing.

MUSICandCHARACTER · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 7:44 pm Post subject:

I shipped one with a trombone I sold to the UK. When the gentleman received the horn, he took it and his new Kelly mouthpiece to his lesson. His instructor asked to borrow the Kelly mouthpiece. He played it on his alto trombone and it was just the sound he was looking for. I had to send my customer another one because he was never going to get the original back from his instructor!

Jim
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trumpetmike · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 11:34 pm Post subject:

The only one I haven't yet tried is the horn mouthpiece, they seem to be impossible to obtain over here. I have a stack of young students wanting horn mouthpieces, not to mention a couple of teaching colleagues who are very interested in them.
If any of the retailers in the States are reading this (and are going to ITG), if you bring a handful of horn mouthpieces with you, I will happily take them off your hands - requests are being made for the clear and the see-through purple ones in particular.

samlg · Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2004 11:54 pm Post subject:

i think jpmusic has some horn MP's tevada also has quite a wide selection.

papyc · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:42 am Post subject:

http://www.kellymouthpiece.com/

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MUSICandCHARACTER · Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:43 am Post subject:

The horn mouthpieces are not that hard to get in the "Crystal" colors. The other colors are not going to be available until Fall probably. The clear ones are easy to get. Actually, the French Horn and Tuba mouthpieces sell very well. Tuba players love them because tuba brass mouthpieces are hard to get warm and are very expensive.

Jim
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Tom LeCompte · Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 6:57 am Post subject:

Maybe I'll try one of these. I got hassled by TSA last time I flew with a mouthpiece for buzzing while I was away from home (dunno why - it's not a weapon of mass destruction unless there is a trumpet on the other end of it), and maybe a nonmetalic one will cause less grief.

MUSICandCHARACTER · Posted: Thu Jun 03, 2004 11:10 pm Post subject:

Not only is a 14a4a coming sometime in the next few months, but there is also going to be a "Mike Vax" model too.

Jim
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jman · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 11:07 am Post subject:

I'd think that brass players in marching bands across the northern US would be lining up to give these a try. I remember those night October/November games in the Rockies. If your lips didn't freeze to the mouthpiece it was because you didn't bother to put one in.

-jc

MUSICandCHARACTER · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:12 pm Post subject:

jman · Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2004 1:22 pm Post subject:

Jim,

You're mistaken, everyone knows that we never get an early September snowstorm in Colorado

At any rate, I played HS marching band in Los Alamos, NM, so I feel your pain...literally. By the way, cold-weather marching also gave you a good idea of valve oil performance (or lack thereof) in temperature extremes. Unfortunately lighter fluid was often the answer (I can hear the collective TH groan). Lest I get off topic...

John