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John Mohan Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Nov 2001 Posts: 9830 Location: Chicago, Illinois
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 3:34 am Post subject: |
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Purviance 5*3 is my favorite.
A close runner up would be the Bob Reeves 43C which is based on the Purviance 5*3 but slightly shallower with a bit more alpha angle at the top of the cup, and a slightly smaller backbore (the Purviance 5*3 has a #5 backbore; the 43C has a #26 backbore).
Honorable mentions would be my copy of Arturo Sandoval's favorite Mt Vernon 3C and my Bach 1X. And on the shallower end of the spectrum, I like my Reeves 43M.
Long answer to a short question... |
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BudBix Heavyweight Member
Joined: 15 Jun 2006 Posts: 519 Location: United States
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:49 am Post subject: |
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1. Warburton 4 rim, various cups and backbones. For jazz/show music I gravitate to the 4S or 4M with a Q Backbore. 4MD/PT for classical. I'm really glad they came out with the PT I don't like the 8 and 9 and the 10 sounds great but is too open for me.
2. Wick 3B for cornet in brass band.
3. Pickett Brass 3BC/0 24 throat as an alternate classical piece. |
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chuck in ny Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Sep 2006 Posts: 3597 Location: New York
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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i play a wild thing 3C-O. it's one of perhaps a dozen excellent pieces that satisfy the quest for a mt. vernon 3C. |
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dr_trumpet Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 Nov 2001 Posts: 2533 Location: Cope, IN
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Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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I use a Monette B1-5M, C1-5M, etc. Resonance models are my everyday (non-Prana), but some version has been my everyday since the mid-2000s. Play a B1-5D (or a B1-1/1-5) for a decade before that, and B1-1 for 8 years before that (takes me back to 1988). _________________ Dr. Albert L. Lilly, III DM
Artist/Clinician for Vincent Bach Trumpets (Conn-Selmer)
Principal Trumpet, Hendricks Symphony (Avon, IN)
Arranger/Composer; Lilly Music |
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plutopete New Member
Joined: 25 Feb 2016 Posts: 3 Location: Hessel, MI
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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1.....Vintage deep V Heim with Bach 6 rim soldered on. Very deep, very dark.
2.....Bach 6C with cup bottom reamed to a V. Middle of the road tone.
3.....JetTone Merian SX. Nice tone down low, clear and quick speaking high.
4.....Reeves P8 with a Bach 6 rim soldered on. Like #3 but more endurance.
All these are thinwalled, shank reduced so no lead pipe gap, bent 15-20 deg.
comments welcome
plutopete
Besson 2-20 from between '48 and '52 raw brass
Mt V Bach ML late 60s 72bell silver, repl. tuning slide toward but not exactly round from a Selmer Bundy
Yamaha 6320 Silver
Besson Meha C, 3 changeable lead pipes (no spacer slides used)
For nostalgia and some solos.... King Cleveland Superior
All of these have polished bores and removable slides added at tuning pull.
C bass made from Pan American F Peckhorn with tubing added, Bach 12C tbn mpc _________________ Hearing damage changes pitch perception of complex (all) tones. Wear your plugs. |
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acritzer Heavyweight Member
Joined: 29 Nov 2009 Posts: 827 Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Lotus 3L |
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Jaw04 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 31 Dec 2015 Posts: 900 Location: Bay Area, California
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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I have no right to comment in this thread. I've already changed mouthpieces twice since I first posted in it, LOL! But right now I am enjoying the Lotus 1L I just got! I have played 2 other Lotus pieces and the sound wasn't quite right. But this 1L, since it is so large, I feel I can control the tone I produce a lot more because I have so much lip inside the damn thing. I wonder how I will last on a long loud gig on it. We shall see.
I was recently playing the Austin Custom Brass 1.25CS outdoors with some friends on a jam session and got tired quickly and was playing very flat in the upper register, but that is my fault and not the mouthpiece. However, I would love to replicate the situation with the Lotus and see if I do better. |
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tmaudlin Regular Member
Joined: 27 Aug 2012 Posts: 67 Location: Keizer, Oregon
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 7:15 am Post subject: |
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Vincent Bach corp. 8c gold plated _________________ 1966 Bach 37 star on leadpipe
mouthpiece 10 3/4 EW (vincent bach corp.)
serial number 37351
Coming back after 40 + years |
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LDK-97 Veteran Member
Joined: 17 Sep 2011 Posts: 132
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 7:30 am Post subject: |
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Karl Hammond 5MV. _________________ Bach Stradivarius Artisan Bb
Bach Stradivarius 43/Blackburn 19 Bb
Bach Stradivarius 229 25A C
Bach Stradivarius Artisan Piccolo
Yamaha 8335GS Neo Bb |
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kehaulani Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Posts: 9028 Location: Hawai`i - Texas
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 7:51 am Post subject: |
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Trumpet
Bob Reeves 42 D
(Standard backbore #2)
Flugelhorn
Bob Reeves 42 FE
(Standard shank) _________________ "If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn." Bird
Yamaha 8310Z Bobby Shew trumpet
Benge 3X Trumpet
Benge 3X Cornet
Adams F-1 Flghn |
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Riojazz Heavyweight Member
Joined: 25 Dec 2006 Posts: 1015 Location: Mid-Hudson Valley, NY
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 8:58 am Post subject: |
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My favorite one is the one I'm playing now. That may change if you ask again.
I went from Bach 3C to Stork to Yamaha to Warburton to GR. Then to Chase Sanborn GR 66 MS. _________________ Matt Finley https://mattfinley.bandcamp.com/releases
Kanstul 1525 flugel with French taper, Shires Bb Destino Med & C trumpets, Schilke XA1 cornet, Schagerl rotary, Schilke P5-4 picc, Yamaha soprano sax, Powell flute. Sanborn GR66MS & Touvron-D.
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Brassnose Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Mar 2016 Posts: 2053 Location: Germany
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 10:52 am Post subject: |
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Those in the signature. I also like my Curry 7TC for special situations requiring a flugel-ish sound and an AR Resonance 40ME/40S if the Lotus is a little too much.
I really want to try out Stork, Griego, and AR Resonance for the bass trumpet. _________________ 2019 Martin Schmidt eXcellence
1992 Bach 43GH/43
1989 Kühnl & Hoyer Model 15 flugel
1980/2023 Custom Blessing Scholastic C 😎
1977 Conn 6B
1951 Buescher 400 Lightweight
AR Resonance, Frate, Klier |
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Subtropical and Subpar Heavyweight Member
Joined: 22 May 2020 Posts: 627 Location: Here and there
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:37 am Post subject: |
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For a bright sound and/or playing in upper register:
- for trumpet, a custom Pickett with a 1 rim; also a Monette B2
- for cornet, a Schilke 14A4x or Bach 1C
For a warmer/darker/more soloist sound:
- for trumpet, a Monette B11 or an ACB TF 1.25
- for cornet, also a Monette B11 (but not the same B11 as above!) or a Yamaha David King
On a safari for the flugelhorn at the moment... _________________ 1932 King Silvertone cornet
1936 King Liberty No. 2 trumpet
1958 Reynolds Contempora 44-M "Renascence" C
1962 Reynolds Argenta LB trumpet
1965 Conn 38A
1995 Bach LR18072
2003 Kanstul 991
2011 Schilke P5-4 B/G
2021 Manchester Brass flugel |
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CalicchioMan Veteran Member
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 336 Location: Florida
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:41 am Post subject: FAVORITE MOUTHPICE |
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I enjoy all of my Wedge Mouthpieces. _________________ Yamaha 8310ZII
Yamaha 631G Flugelhorn
Mendini Superbone
Pickett Mouthpieces |
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cbtj51 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 24 Nov 2015 Posts: 725 Location: SE US
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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Reeves 41 Rims (originally # 1 designation) since very early 70s! Never seriously thought about trying anything else!
1S695
41S695
41C692 (Daily Driver)
41FE
41HF
41C2J
41sv Cornet Shank (Piccolo)
Really enjoying my new Piccolo mouthpiece!
Next order: Reeves 41B (undetermined bottom).
Edit: Ordered and received a Reeves 41B692 after a consultation with John Snell. Time well spent sorting out the need and the solution. These folks are extremely good at what they do and are an invaluable resource! Thanks John! _________________ '71 LA Benge 5X Bb
'72 LA Benge D/Eb
'76 Bach CL 229/25A C
‘92 Bach 37 Bb
'98 Getzen 895S Flugelhorn
'00 Bach 184 Cornet
'02 Yamaha 8335RGS
'16 Bach NY 7
'16 XO 1700RS Piccolo
Reeves 41 Rimmed Mouthpieces
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jadickson Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Jun 2006 Posts: 1294 Location: Raleigh, NC
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Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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My favorite-sounding mouthpiece is my Curry 1 1/4C in the BC style blank. But it is too big for me, I cannot really handle playing it.
My favorite at the moment is a Bach 3C, made in 2020.
I have tried dozens of Bach 3Cs, and they are all a little bit different. Even when my local music shop ordered ten of them, so I assume they were made in the same "batch," they were all a little bit different. The one I have seems to fit me better than most.
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Brassnose Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Mar 2016 Posts: 2053 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 1:20 am Post subject: |
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OK, little update: I did practice quite a bit recently (work permitting, this is always an issue), so there have been slight changes.
Looks like AR Resonance is establishing itself as my homebase; has been ongoing for ca. 4 years now and these are my favorite pieces:
AR ME40/40XS both in nickel silver: commercial, lead (Bach)
AR MD40/40L Classical both in bronze: orchestra (Schmidt rotary)
AR ME40/40S: Franken C
AR MC40/40L: cornet
GR 65FL: flugel
Specialty pieces
Curry 7TC (for those few bars of flugel-ish sound)
Warburton 5D on an AR Resonance 40M/40L/40L Classical backbore (even darker and mellower than the Curry)
AR Resonance ME40 Buffalo on various AR backbores (for the cold days)
Overall I have mostly switched to AR because they allow for a lightness and precision of playing with a great sound and intonation that I have not found in other pieces. I’m especially fascinated by what I’d like to call fluidity of playing. For me, moving around from bottom to top has never been easier and these transitions are very smooth; no „breaks“ between notes on large jumps or weird intervals.
On the way I have discovered that Warburton tops work VERY well with AR backbores, but I have only touched a little bit upon THAT rabbithole so far 😀 _________________ 2019 Martin Schmidt eXcellence
1992 Bach 43GH/43
1989 Kühnl & Hoyer Model 15 flugel
1980/2023 Custom Blessing Scholastic C 😎
1977 Conn 6B
1951 Buescher 400 Lightweight
AR Resonance, Frate, Klier |
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stuartissimo Heavyweight Member
Joined: 17 Dec 2021 Posts: 988 Location: Europe
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:21 am Post subject: |
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Trumpet: MSLead40 cup/Lead40 backbore
Flugelhorn: MFLD42 cup/PS42L backbore
Cornet: M40 cup/40S backbore
All by AR Resonance. Switched a few years ago and haven’t regretted it since.
I did try a Denis Wick mouthpiece recently for my flugel, as it seemed to help with some intonation issues I have but sadly it didn’t work out. _________________ 1975 Olds Recording trumpet
1997 Getzen 700SP trumpet
1955 Olds Super cornet
1939 Buescher 280 flugelhorn
AR Resonance mouthpieces |
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trumpet56 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 16 Jun 2010 Posts: 623
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:39 am Post subject: |
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Trumpet Schargel Apredato Hans Gansch model.
Cornet Yamaha 11E4 |
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GeorgeB Heavyweight Member
Joined: 20 Apr 2016 Posts: 1063 Location: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
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Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2022 3:40 am Post subject: |
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For my everyday playing I love my Wedge 65MD and the 65MV. For band work it is the ACB TA1.
George _________________ GeorgeB
1960s King Super 20 Silversonic
2016 Manchester Brass Custom
1938-39 Olds Recording
1942 Buescher 400 Bb trumpet
1952 Selmer Paris 21 B
1999 Conn Vintage One B flat trumpet
2020 Getzen 490 Bb
1962 Conn Victor 5A cornet |
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