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Treozen New Member
Joined: 24 Sep 2021 Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:26 pm Post subject: Mouuthpiece for late 30's Buescher 400 Trumpet? |
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Hello all -
First, I'd like to thank the forum for the great information - I spent hours last night scouring old posts and forums for opinions, etc, and found it very useful.
I've bought a Buescher 400 trumpet, and there seems to be some confusion over its exact date - serial number as advertised is 289133, but from pictures it looks to be 380182 - both of which I believe could be correct for a 400, except that one would be post -war late 1930 and the other, closer to 1960?
My main question however, is on a mouthpiece. I have no experience picking mouthpieces, and I've also read that perhaps some vintage trumpets require a different mouthpiece - shorter shank maybe? Regardless, my question is about what mouthpiece you all might recommend given this instrument, and a beginner-level player. I did play some about 28 years ago, but I am considering myself back to square one. I do play other instruments as well, but no other brass.
I figure some might ask what sort of sound I'm going for....well...anything that's not a duck jammed in a door, to start. After that, something with a 1940's feel......or just the William Tell Overture, to annoy my teenager while she rides her pony.
Thanks,
Allan. |
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VetPsychWars Heavyweight Member
Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 7196 Location: Greenfield WI
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:12 am Post subject: |
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The Bach 5C generally works pretty well in these horns, if that's a size you can use. _________________ 1950 Buescher Lightweight 400 Trumpet
1949 Buescher 400 Trumpet
1939 Buescher 400 Cornet
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Treozen New Member
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2021 10:34 am Post subject: |
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VetPsychWars wrote: | The Bach 5C generally works pretty well in these horns, if that's a size you can use. |
Great, thank you.
I've picked up a few instruments, and some came with mouthpieces - though unfortunately none were a 5C. I'm currently using a Conn 4 in my 80A Cornet, but finding that it seems small - I don't recall struggling quite so much before, course my lips were smaller when I was 14....much like my waistline.
The mouthpieces I'll have available will include:
- Bach Mount Vernon 7C
- Bach 17C1
- Trump-Berigan (unclear on size or model)
- Reynolds 7C
- H.N White 32
- One unknown (perhaps I'll get lucky and it will be a 5C). |
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