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klipschfan4life Heavyweight Member
Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 659 Location: Mandeville, Louisiana
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:13 pm Post subject: Lovin Curry's |
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Just wanted to say how much I love Mark Curry's mouthpieces! I use a 1.5C for Wind symphony/orchestra stuff and the 40S for lead/jazz stuff. I absolutely love they Curry's. They are so comfortable, sound great and not too expensive either! I previously used Monette's as well as many other brands and I settled in with these pieces. I am very happy with them and would definitely recommend them to anyone.
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Froggynut Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 591
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:29 pm Post subject: I agree |
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I think they are amazing as well. I use a 1.5BC for Orchestra (Bflat, C) 1.5C 2/24 for my D and Im looking for one for my eflat any suggestions? |
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klipschfan4life Heavyweight Member
Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 659 Location: Mandeville, Louisiana
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: I agree |
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Froggynut wrote: | I think they are amazing as well. I use a 1.5BC for Orchestra (Bflat, C) 1.5C 2/24 for my D and Im looking for one for my eflat any suggestions? |
I don't have much experience on E-flat, but I bet if you contact Mark Curry he would be happy to give you a recommendation on what piece to use for E-flat. |
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Froggynut Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 591
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 5:58 pm Post subject: done |
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I have done that. now comes the experimenting |
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klipschfan4life Heavyweight Member
Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 659 Location: Mandeville, Louisiana
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: done |
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Froggynut wrote: | I have done that. now comes the experimenting |
Yep yep here comes the trial. |
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benlewis Heavyweight Member
Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 1009 Location: Memphis, TN
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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I have been very happy with the BlackJack Hitman mouthpieces that Mr. Curry has made for me. I currently have a 1.5C, 1.5M, a short-shank gold-plated 1.5C for my C trumpet, and a 1.5M cornet for piccolo, all in the Hitman blank. I also have a 1.5BC and a 1.5TF, as well as a 1.5FLM for flugel. He has been very easy to work with.
Additionally, I have found the Hitman 1.5M to be ideal for me as a commercial/lead mouthpiece, although I'm no lead player by any stretch of the imagination... |
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jazztrpt76 Regular Member
Joined: 06 Oct 2009 Posts: 59
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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I've been playing Curry's for the past 12 year. Though in between I tried going away with them but I always come back.
Mark really knows his stuff, him being an accomplished player himself! |
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oxleyk Heavyweight Member
Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Posts: 4180
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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7BC, 7TC, 7TF, and Thai coconut shrimp with red curry.
Kent |
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TrumpetMD Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 2412 Location: Maryland
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: I agree |
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klipschfan4life wrote: | I don't have much experience on E-flat, but I bet if you contact Mark Curry he would be happy to give you a recommendation on what piece to use for E-flat. |
Has anyone emailed Mark recently? I emailed him a couple times over the past month, and have yet to hear back from him. Maybe he's traveling or on vacation? |
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Oncewasaplayer Heavyweight Member
Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 974
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Curry mps work great--and they are very reasonably priced! What a concept! _________________ Getzen 800DLX cornet
Selmer Sigma trumpet |
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Froggynut Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 591
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 8:14 pm Post subject: hey Ben |
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Hey Ben! How do the Black Jack play compared to the regular? We use almost the same setup Curry with Larson!!!!!!!!OOOOHHHH YAAAA! |
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LFRoberts5 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 12 Nov 2002 Posts: 960 Location: St. Louis
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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I decided to expand my Curry collection....
Curry:
5BC
5C
5M
5DE
5XS
60M
5FLM
5TF
5TC _________________ Student of the Trumpet!
It's not about us....It's about God! |
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benlewis Heavyweight Member
Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 1009 Location: Memphis, TN
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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Froggy,
I feel the Hitman has a little more "zing" to the sound. I need this, as I have a naturally "woofy" sound. I especially like the short shank for the C on both my Larson GFT and Yamaha Chicago. Oddly enough, I haven't found a good Curry match for my Bach/Larson "S" pipe Eb. I'm using a Bach 1-1/2C 24/24 on it... |
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Froggynut Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 Feb 2005 Posts: 591
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Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 10:07 pm Post subject: yes |
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So Ben we have the same problem. We are having the same problem finding the right Curry for the Larson/Bach Eflat. What about a 1.5M with a 24/24. Would that work?????? Or just a 1.5M? |
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benlewis Heavyweight Member
Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 1009 Location: Memphis, TN
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 5:18 am Post subject: |
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Froggy,
You'd need to talk to Mark; I think that the larger throat/BB might throw a 1.5M out of balance. It could be a gap issue as well, as I was very happy with using a Monette E-3 on my Schilke E3L-4 (which I recently sold to a fellow TH'er in Italy), but it also did not work for me on the Larson. I need to talk with Ken re: a valve alignment; I'll ask him what he thinks and let you know... |
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DCB1 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:44 am Post subject: Re: I agree |
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TrumpetMD wrote: | klipschfan4life wrote: | I don't have much experience on E-flat, but I bet if you contact Mark Curry he would be happy to give you a recommendation on what piece to use for E-flat. |
Has anyone emailed Mark recently? I emailed him a couple times over the past month, and have yet to hear back from him. Maybe he's traveling or on vacation? |
He is on this forum... so you can PM him, but have all questions in 1 PM..... he is a busy guy and he may not get back to you more than a couple of times.
You can always call him...best way if you have a detailed question.
Peace _________________ DCB <><
John 14:6
Member since 2001
Curry
Bach
Selmer Radial
Kanstul
Holton
Amati
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quincytrumpet Regular Member
Joined: 21 Jan 2010 Posts: 81 Location: Tampa, FL
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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I think that Curry is a great mouthpiece maker... I like Curry, and Laskey... I own a Curry 1.5B which is a little too dark... I've also played on a Curry 5C, and boy that thing has a great orchestral sound for a 5C... Has anyone tried their "Hitman" bkanks? I'm interested in learning what some people think about them. |
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DCB1 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 20 Jun 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Jacksonville, Florida
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Posted: Sun Jan 24, 2010 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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The Curry 600 series rims are great!
Peace _________________ DCB <><
John 14:6
Member since 2001
Curry
Bach
Selmer Radial
Kanstul
Holton
Amati
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Mark Curry Heavyweight Member
Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 1095
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 8:12 am Post subject: |
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re: the Larson D
Guys, I'm not sure what is going to work on that horn.
I am currently making a short shank (3.1") 1.5M for one of my customers with the same horn. I'll have to let you know how that works.
This particular 1.5M will have the #2 (Chicago) backbore and a slighty smaller (#26) throat than the normal BC setup (#2, #24 throat) that works well with the BC cups on the larger (Bb, C) horns. I'm thinking that the shorter shank, smaller throat and more open backbore will help my customer play solo literature with a greater degree of control.
BTW, please don't call unless absolutely necessary. I'm starting a 2 month run of a Rat Pack show here in Reno so my time is compromised even more than usual. (I still love to play, and these shows give me a place to test my setup under fire).
I'll try to post more often here on TH. It's the best way to reach a large number of players.
OH!! and Thanks for the kind comments!!!
MC _________________ A mouthpiece never missed a note by itself! |
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crzytptman Heavyweight Member
Joined: 03 Sep 2003 Posts: 10124 Location: Escondido California
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Quote: | I still love to play, and these shows give me a place to test my setup under fire |
I'm gonna have to buy a mouthpiece from that guy! Hey Mark, are you playing lead? What setup do you use with that Wild Thing? _________________ Crazy Nate - Fine Yet Mellow Fellow
"so full of it I don't know where to start"
Horn: "just mismatched Kanstul spare parts"
- TH member and advertiser (name withheld) |
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