mouthpiece suggestions for Schilke D/Eb

[janet]

Hi there,

I'd love some suggestions of mouthpieces to try on my Schilke D/Eb trumpet (an E3L).

I'm pretty ignorant about mouthpieces and equipment - for years I've almost always just played on my Bach 1 1/4C for the Bb and C trumpets, and a Hoefner 7HP for the picc - I'm very happy with both. I play with a fairly round sound.

I'm borrowing a Monette E12 and on the Eb side I'm very impressed with it, especially how it immediately seemed to fix some intonation issues I'd been having on the horn. It has a nice tone and the notes slot in very "true". BUT it feels a kinda big for me, and for what I'm aiming for on the Eb/D (sound and size). I'm wondering about a Monette E2, especially as I like my 1 1/4 C and it sounds like that's comparable. Any thoughts, or alternate suggestions (especially perhaps suggestions that don't cost quite as much as a Monette...)?

Also, the E12 doesn't work so well for me on the D side of the horn (I know, I know, Monette mouthpieces are only meant to be used on the horn they're designed for!). So, I'm also looking for suggestions of something that'll work well on the D side of the horn. Could be one mouthpiece for both Eb and D, could be one for each.

Lastly - I'm in Seattle: any suggestions on where I can try a bunch of mouthpieces, other than by inviting myself over to various gearhead friends places?

thanks for your thoughts,

Janet

[swingintrpt]

Are you having any problems playing the 1 1/4C on the Eb? That would be the first thing I'd try.

I too really like the Monette Eb mouthpiece, but I find that it's a little too chunky sounding for solo work (though an AWESOME tool for orchestarl or quintet lit). It is also rather inadequate on the D side (and I can't make myself buy another Monette in D).

For the solo lit or any time I use the D side, I use either a Bach 1 1/2 C 27 10 (my usual Bb/C mouthpiece is a 1 1/2 C 24 78) or a Reeves 43C with a Bach 1 1/2 C rim for anything that requires I be a little lighter on my feet. The 43C is very similar to a Bach C cup, but something about the setup comes out a (very) little bit brighter and is just a bit easier to play on in the upper register.

Finally, have you had your valves aligned yet? I know that ALL of the major intonation problems on both of my Schilkes went away as soon as Mr. Reeves had his way with them. I went there thinking I was going to get an alignment and then drop $300 on a custom piece, but then it turned out that my Bach worked just fine (I bought the Monette used some time later at a great price, and got the Reeves originally for pit work on the Bb).
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[richj50]

Just for reference, I like the Monette B2 rim. I also find that the Bach 1-1/4 rim is comfortable. The Monette B1-2 rim is terrible for me though -- much too flat and sharp. If you like the 1 1/4, I'd try the Monette 2 out.

[richj50]

I just got an E3L yesterday (love it!). I picked one out of 3 based on sound and response. Intonation on the 3 horns seems pretty similar. All of them were low on the 4th partial when using my usual Monette B3 mouthpiece and benefit from staying on the 5th partial for most of the notes between C# and top space E.

Is this the usual problem range for intonation on an Eb? Is this the range that the valve alignment helped? (referring to post above)

I'll probably order a Monette E3 to go with it, mainly to assist with the range between top space G and high C on the horn (concert Eb). Not sure whether the Prana or Classic would be a better choice for the Schilke. I'm leaning to the Classic to keep the tone more focused at lower dynamic levels for solo work (what I got the horn for).

Any advice?

Thanks.

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[richj50]

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[mikebresttrumpet]

Im a big fan of monette mouthpieces on mine, I just use a C trumpet mouthpiece and it worked fine, just won a job on it anyway, but i would never say that around portland