Mouthpiece buzzing tool ID

[KNatoli64]

I'm looking to ID a tool I've seen that is similar to a Berp but without the resistance. It is a simple tool with a brass stud that goes into the receiver and a ring that would hold the mouthpiece outside of the leadpipe but still attached to the trumpet for practice purposes. If anyone knows who makes these let me know!

[gchun01]

http://www.osmun.com/trumpet-buzz-aid.html

[George Chase]

Here's another one, for $22.95, although he gives quantity discounts -
http://www.brassbuzzer.com/orderform.html

[Brad361]

I think those, including the Berp, have some value for a beginner, I’m not sure they are very useful for someone who has been playing for more than a few years though. I buzz as a warmup before every gig, but just holding the mouthpiece works fine for me.
If you want some resistance, just partially cover the shank with your hand/fingers.

Brad

[John Mohan]

Or you could just practice a good, well balanced daily routine with your mouthpiece properly inserted into your trumpet. That worked for me...

Best wishes,

John Mohan
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[mm55]

[John Mohan]

[John Mohan]

[kehaulani]

No John, it's that being anti-buzzing is beating a dead horse. I think that's what he meant, not sharing your experiences in general.
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[trompette229]

I feel the need to state the obvious. There are many players and teachers far more advanced than Mr. Mohan that advocate mouthpiece buzzing, not necessarily as a warm up but to aid their playing. That being said there are many who do not use it...so there is no need for blanket statements as they just don't look at all of the successful approaches to our instrument. This isn't a personal attack on John, it just sounds like it

[KNatoli64]

I have been buzzing for years now and of course see how it helps. For those wondering why I was trying to track this equipment down, I had recently found my Berp from many years ago and noticed that being able to pair fingerings with mp buzzing helped immensely.

I don't like how the Berp screws onto the receiver (it left a few scuff marks on the plating) so having a tool that will better protect my instrument while providing the same use is great. Simply holding the mouthpiece and changing the resistance by covering the end is a bit too different an activity for my liking. The closer I can make the experience of buzzing to playing, the better.

[John Mohan]

It's not a "blanket statement". It is not "beating a dead horse." It is my opinion (an opinion well supported by logic and experience).

Unless I missed something, sharing my opinion with a relatively new member of this forum in a new thread started by that newer member of the TH community is not only allowed, but encouraged on this forum (look up the word "forum" if there is any confusion).

The fact that others have shared their differing opinions about this subject on many past threads started by other OP's should not limit them either, should it?

My teacher (Claude Gordon) thought mouthpiece buzzing as a routine form of practice was a waste of time . As he wrote:



My own experiences have showed me that is true (I don't mean mouthpiece buzzing is never helpful - under some circumstances it is - for instance, having a student buzz "sirens" on a mouthpiece sometimes helps the student get the feel of what the air, tongue and lips need to do to go from low notes to high notes and vice versa). Others will disagree with me and they do. That's fine with me. But I never tell them they shouldn't share their opinions. I wonder why others do that.

Rest assured, any time the subject of lip buzzing or mouthpiece buzzing comes up in new discussions on the Trumpet Herald I will continue to share my opinion, time permitting. If you don't like that, perhaps some self-examination is in order.

Best wishes (to all),

John Mohan
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1st Trpt for Cats, Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Evita, Hunchback of Notre Dame,
Grease, The Producers, Addams Family, In the Heights, etc.
Ex LA Studio Musician
16 Year Claude Gordon Student

[Steve A]

[mm55]

[Brad361]

[John Mohan]

[John Mohan]

A trumpet player removing his or her mouthpiece from his or her horn and practicing buzzing on it is like a race car driver removing the steering wheel from his or her race car and practicing turning it to the left and to the right (or in the case of a NASCAR driver, only to the left).

[mm55]

[Don Herman rev2]