Yamaha Bobby Shew Lead too tight

[bmc129ny]

The header says it all honestly. I switched to a Bobby shew lead for my lead playing at the start of this calendar year and while it has made the upper register a lot easier sometimes I feel like it’s too tight blowing. The cup depth doesn’t really bother me and I feel I can get a solid tone with it in my 2X but I was wondering if there are any suggestions for a similar lead mouthpiece that blows a little freer. I know I’d have to try for myself but wanted some recommendations to solutions/other pieces. I’m not a screamer (yet) but play trumpet 1 in my college band and jazz band for reference. Thanks
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[adagiotrumpet]

After using a variety of backbores, I found the Warburton TJ backbore to be by far the best lead backbore I have played. Obviously, we are all different. But with Warburton's system of interchangable cups and backbores, I think just about anyone can find a combination that works for them in whatever the application.

[Chadwick]

For $25+shipping, you can send your Yamaha Shew Lead mpc to Ken Titmus and have him enlarge the backbore to his "RT2" backbore (shown in scan B here). That should open up the blow just a hair but keep all else the same - including the cutting lead sound.

For ~$45, you can have Ken Titmus or someone else cut and thread your Yamaha Shew Lead top to accept Warburton-threaded backbores. You can then try/buy the Warburton TJ backbore as suggested above, or explore other options. But that's definitely going the more expensive, custom route for something that might not need that drastic of a change.

Good luck!

[JonathanM]

I’ve got 3 Warburton cups altered slightly by Ken and they are, in one word, FANTASTIC. I believe Ken really knows his stuff, and he’s a known commercial/lead type guru. Two Great suggestions above.
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[Jon Arnold]

In addition to the good ideas above, You could try opening the throat. I had a 28 throat on my commercial mouthpiece, then opened it to a 27, problem solved for me. May or may not work for you.

[etc-etc]

Try Yamaha Custom Allen Vizzutti mouthpiece (GP cup and rim). It works very well with Yamaha 8335LA Gen 1.

[mograph]

Maybe try the Yamaha Eric Miyashiro?

https://trumpet.cloud/mpc/index.html?mpc1id=VA014300&mpc2id=VB913487&backcolor=blue
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[Type3B]

I play a Patrick FR88S for big band lead. I've had a lot of gear over the years that has worked, but when I played the Patrick on my Schilke B6, I thought for the first time, "I'm not going to find anything better than this." For me, it's the perfect balance of resistance and openness. A large amount of my playing is high C to G above. This mouthpiece hasn't increased my range, but it's made everything easier, better sounding, and increased my endurance.

I have Steve's CM-27 backbore, which is great, but I also second the other commentators above about the Warburton TJ and the Ken Titmus RT2. Both are fantastic, and both work well with my Patrick piece.

Steve is a phenomenal player, and is very responsive to questions. A shout out to him!
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[nieuwguyski]