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Big Dave88 Veteran Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 9:56 am Post subject: Anyone playing on Laskey pieces? |
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After some time, I find myself firmly back on my Laskey mouthpiece. One of the most efficient mouthpieces I've played (despite its' gargantuan size); it gives a wonderful electric warmth in the sound as well as a great depth of center/core. Very resonant pieces. Probably the best mouthpieces I have played, ESPECIALLY for the price. I think, finally and assuredly, my safari is over. I have indeed settled, but without settling.
At any rate -
Just wondering if anyone else plays on them, and what feedback you can give. Its seems like I read somewhere that all the rims for a specific size are the same - (my main piece is an 84d set up for my c trumpet playing). I ask because Im looking to eventually acquire the whole(most of the) 84 series, a set setup for my Bb, and another set setup for C. I can change rims fairly well, but if I have the option too, I would like to keep things as consistent as possible.
Also, does anyone know what the inspiration was for his 84 line? Perhaps an old bach piece or something? Just curious. _________________ "Bud didn't worry about this..."
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etc-etc Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Laskey PIC for cornet - very efficient and responsive. Works well for piccolo, too. |
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Mark Bradley Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 5:13 am Post subject: |
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Laskey flugelhorn mouthpieces are among the best I've tried. I use the 50FL in my Yamaha 8315G. |
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spazzydude9 Regular Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:07 am Post subject: |
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I personally do not play one, but my private teacher does and she says it's "[...] the most comfortable mouthpiece [she's] ever played" and that "[She] can't play anything else now." Clearly they've gotta be killer if someone who's been playing for 40+ years refuses to try anything else... _________________ ~Sam Merrill
Bb--Bach Stradivarius LT180 72/43 Bb (gold)
Bach 1 1/2 C (silver)--classical
GR WB studio (gold)--lead
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Flug--Yamaha YFH-6310Z
Yamaha Bobby Shew flugel mpc |
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ewetho Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:19 am Post subject: |
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The lead in my Legion band plays a 70C (I think) Laskey and sounds fantastic on it. Mated to a B5 Schilke. _________________ Kanstul Chicago 1001
CG Personal
Schilke 20D2d
Schilke 20D2d 22 throat |
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Trptca Veteran Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 10:33 am Post subject: |
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Laskey makes the most comfortable mouthpiece I have ever tried. I played a 70C for many years. Something about the alpha angle seems to cause a long term fatigue (many months of heavy playing) problem that a Bach doesn't cause as much, which is why I stopped playing on them.
My 2 cents. |
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Adam V Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2012 11:00 am Post subject: |
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The Laskey rim is a copy of a Bach 1X rim. Like "Trptca" said above, the rim is very comfy, but the really low alpha angle on this rim can be a ton of work to play for an extended period of time, and can cause fatigue problems. I tried a friend's 80MD a couple times, and it seemed like my chops would have to protrude into the cup more and more over time, in an attempt to match the sound in my head. I much prefer a Bach 1-1/4C. _________________ 1970 Bach 37 Strad
Yamaha 635 flugel
Marcinkiewicz E3/3C |
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johntpt 'Chicago School' Forum Moderator
Joined: 07 Feb 2002 Posts: 2284 Location: Toluca, Mexico
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Posted: Sat Jul 07, 2012 5:34 am Post subject: |
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There are many top players who play Laskey's, for example Steve Hendrickson of the National Symphony who uses Laskey's 80C and 80MD.
A few years ago Laskey changed his rims to make them a bit rounder. I had a newer 80C for a time but the round rim did affect endurance and I have since sold that one. I do have a newer 80FL for my flugel which is fantastic. I have owned many of the older Laskey models as well (80C, 80MD, 80MC, 80B, 80* for picc) but never found one that really was to my liking - just my own personal experience. There was always something about the way I sounded on thsoe that I didn't like. I prefer the Hammond 2ML.
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trombahonker Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 5:18 am Post subject: |
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Adam V wrote: | The Laskey rim is a copy of a Bach 1X rim. |
Just doing some old reading and found this inaccurate post. Laskey's rim is not based on the 1X at all. It is the "1CH" that Scott Laskey made for Bud Herseth, which is a near-duplicate of a set of unique 1C-rimmed mouthpieces that Vincent Bach made for Herseth years before that (the "post-accident" mouthpieces). I have this very clearly in an email from Scott Laskey.
So the original Laskey 80 is the exact duplicate of the 1CH that Laskey made while at Schilke for Herseth, which also became a very popular rim in the 70s and 80s. All of the other Laskey sizes are scaled versions of that rim.
Coincidentally, the Yamaha "Bob Sullivan" also has that 1CH rim. It is a duplicate of a two-piece that Scott Laskey (while at Schilke) put together for Robert Sullivan. (For those interested, that original was a 1CH with Bach 5B underpart, 23 throat, and Bach 24 backbore).
Also, Mark Curry's 1H rim is a near-copy of a Laskey-at-Schilke made 1CH rim, but something about the alpha seems to make it feel more like a Laskey 84.
~Aaron
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DavesTrumpet Heavyweight Member
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Tpt_Guy Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2020 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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johntpt wrote: | There are many top players who play Laskey's, for example Steve Hendrickson of the National Symphony who uses Laskey's 80C and 80MD.
A few years ago Laskey changed his rims to make them a bit rounder. I had a newer 80C for a time but the round rim did affect endurance and I have since sold that one. I do have a newer 80FL for my flugel which is fantastic. I have owned many of the older Laskey models as well (80C, 80MD, 80MC, 80B, 80* for picc) but never found one that really was to my liking - just my own personal experience. There was always something about the way I sounded on thsoe that I didn't like. I prefer the Hammond 2ML.
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Zombie thread revival!
Quick question:
I have two Laskey 80Cs. One has slanted font and the other does not.
Is the change in font something that can be used to identify the newer rim? _________________ -Tom Hall-
"A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence."
-Bruce Lee |
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chapahi Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 1:34 pm Post subject: |
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I play a 50C which Laskey reamed to a 25 throat. Also a 50B which is still the stock 27. It occured to me that maybe the 50B cup is a V style cup and not a bowl cup but I could be wrong. I also used the 42C for trombone. It has a very small I.D., like a Bach 15C, and a very lively tone. The trumpet pieces I have seem to play a little on the dark side. _________________ Sima, Kanstul 1525 Flugel and Kanstul pocket trumpet. Olds Super |
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matthes93401 Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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A few years ago I read the estate sold the designs, but I wasn't aware that manufacturing of the Laskey line had resumed. I think they are great cornet mouthpieces. |
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Ed Kennedy Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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In the idle roomer, oops, rumor department:
I heard that Eastman (Shires) had acquired the Laskey line. It would be a shame to see Scott's work go to the scrap heap. |
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Tpt_Guy Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 30, 2020 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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Ed Kennedy wrote: | In the idle roomer, oops, rumor department:
I heard that Eastman (Shires) had acquired the Laskey line. It would be a shame to see Scott's work go to the scrap heap. |
https://www.laskeymouthpieces.com/
Not a rumor. _________________ -Tom Hall-
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DJtpt31 Veteran Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:19 am Post subject: |
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Are Laskey mouthpieces being reproduced? I’ve seen a number of trumpet mouthpieces being advertised on Dillon Music as new mouthpieces. Maybe an acquisition of old inventory that is now being sold? |
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Dave CCM/SSO Veteran Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:44 am Post subject: |
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Those are pieces that were made by Scott and collected from his shop. They are not the "new" pieces that will be made by the company after the Eastman purchase. These were the last of his new stock. I called Dillon to get the info. _________________ Dave
Springfield Symphony Orchestra (OH)
- www.springfieldsym.org
Seven Hills Brass
- http://www.facebook.com/sevenhillsbrass |
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trumpetera Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 2:32 pm Post subject: |
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If you normally play a Bach 5B, what size Laskey would you go for? _________________ Principal trumpet Gothenburg Opera Orchestra
Bach LT 37 Bb (Mr. Findleys old)
Bach Mt Vernon 1957 Bb
Bach NY ML 1943 vintage Bb
Very old YTR-6335
Bach/Malone/Lechner C
Malone-Bach 229 C
H.Ganter Bb
Schagerl Wienna (older model) C
Parker Natural |
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Dave CCM/SSO Veteran Member
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A.N.A.Mendez Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2020 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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Mark Bradley wrote: | Laskey flugelhorn mouthpieces are among the best I've tried. I use the 50FL in my Yamaha 8315G. |
2ND that! Love the flugle pieces _________________ "There is no necessity for deadly strife" A. Lincoln 1860
☛ "No matter how cynical you get, it's never enough to keep up" Lily Tomlin☚ |
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