What Mouthpiece(s) Do YOU Use?

oliver king · Heavyweight Member Joined: 07 Aug 2008 Posts: 1743

For Bb, I'm playing a Kanstul copy of a Mount Vernon 1C on a Warburton 8* #24 as a primary. I've another that uses same top that I'm playing on a 9*.

I've been considering a Monette B1-5S4. I understand it's pretty close to the Mt V Bach 1C ... with a little something extra.

On C a Bach 1C 22 throat

On Cornet Warburton 3bc/9*

On Flugel Warburton 3flx

Warburton offers a great product that is easy to tailor to my desires. Kanstul adds lots of flex to the equation.

AlexA15 · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 3:47 am Post subject:

I use a 3C on a Bb - Bach Strad. Good armchair mouthpiece in my opinion (:
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Yamahaguy · Heavyweight Member Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 3992

Depends on the gig...

Greg Black, Marcinkiewicz, or Laskey-

But I have a Callet coming today that Greg
altered for me that should be some fun!

HornofPlenty · Veteran Member Joined: 03 Nov 2004 Posts: 262

GR66C**

Fits me perfectly. Thanks Alexa Yates for the fitting.

iWinland · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 6:52 am Post subject:

Bach 3C on Bb and C. I even play lead on a 3C.
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wvtrumpet · Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:29 am Post subject:

Curry 1.25C top with a Bach backbore (10) for Bb and C.

Kanstul 7EW in a monette blank with a 117 backbore and a 24 throat for piccolo. Curry 1.25C deep for for flugel.
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tradjazzman · Veteran Member Joined: 15 Nov 2002 Posts: 176

I too could type a long list, but I'll save your eyes.

Right now for the music I play a Bach 3C seems to work the best. I want to try a Curry 3C "cornet" Mpc if I can find one. Then I hope my experiament is over. I've tried enough and the 3C is working fine. Others feel better, but the sound of the 3C with my GETZEN cornet still gives me the sound I want.

But hey ........choices are cool. "Expensive" but cool.

Ben

Gregovitch · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:19 pm Post subject:

A Detailed History:
6th Grade - Bach 5c
7-8th - Bach 7c
9-10th - Bach 3c & Yamaha 16c4gp
11th - Yamaha 16c4gp & Hammond 4MLh
Bluecoats 2010 - Hammond 4MLh
12th - Hammond 4MLh & Warburton 5S-KT
Bluecoats 2011 - Bach 3c & Hammond 5ML
Current - Hammond 4MLh & 4S
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gwie · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:24 pm Post subject:

Yamaha 14C4-GP on an Bach Strad 72.

It's what works for me. ;)

jlwalker20 · Regular Member Joined: 14 Nov 2011 Posts: 46

My Detailed History
4th Grade - 8th Grade: Bach 7C
9th Grade: Megatone 3C
10th -12th Grade: Bach 3C, Schilke 12B4 and 13A4A
Carolina Crown 2006-2009/Star Alumni Corps: Bach 3C
College Marching/Pep Band: Curry 30S, Bach 3D
Lately: Pickett Brass 3D Cup with #10-5/27 Back

VetPsychWars · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:41 am Post subject:

Hm, thought I would give this a shot because I messed around with some different stuff.

Started off as a kid with the Buescher 88-D that came with the horn. (I occasionally play one for grins, today.)

When that was stolen out of my case in 7th grade, I got a Bach 7C, and played that through my school years.

As a 40-year old comeback player, I tried playing the 7C. Lots of bad noise came out of the horn. More or less in this order, I tried a Marcinkiewicz 3/5C, a Kelly 5C, a Schilke 14, and a GR 66M.

The Kelly 5C seemed to work best, most consistently, so I had it copied in brass with a custom blank like the Buescher pieces. I use different backbores: Doug's #5 on most of my trumpets and his #4 on my Lightweight 400 Model 217 because it plays really really open compared to every other Buescher hon I have.

There's been a few others in there as experiments but I hadn't played any of them consistently for any length of time.

Tom
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jazztrumpeter95 · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:45 am Post subject:

might as well throw in my 2 cents. From eigth grade to now (10th grade), Monette b2, to a jettone t2a to a yamaha 14a4a to a jettone AH s, to a schilke 6a4a and messing around with a Carol F1. Not a bad two year collection for a highschooler

hornblower33 · New Member Joined: 06 Jun 2011 Posts: 6

Greg Black 3Cs.

Bill Fairgraves

jlwalker20 · Regular Member Joined: 14 Nov 2011 Posts: 46

Gregovitch · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 12:39 pm Post subject:

jlwalker20-
Of the Hammonds I've tried and owned I like them all. My rookie year I played second on a 4MLh which is a great piece and really comfortable. It's quite big, so I find you can get a huge, dark sound out of and you can really push it as far as you want, but air support is a must if you want to have any sort of endurance on that thing. My second year I did play lead, and they switched everyone from the heavyweight models to standard (the normal weight slots better, has more "sizzle" and is a tad less open which can definitely help when running around the field), and gave me a 5ML. That's a great piece too, but often times the rim felt REALLY sharp when using a fair amount of pressure (an inevitability in corps), but I found it too deep to be effective at lead, so I stuck with a trusty 3c and it all worked out. I recently got the 4S, and it is awesome. Really comfortable, and a great big sound in all registers for a shallow piece, and gives fantastic support up top as well. Needless to say I really like Karl Hammond's work.
Where did you march?
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jlwalker20 · Regular Member Joined: 14 Nov 2011 Posts: 46

JetJaguar · Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:48 pm Post subject:

I never thought I'd leave my beloved 7C, but I did.

Now I play a 7.

Usedtobegood · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 10:45 am Post subject:

For concert band I currently play a Schilke 11C2 cut for sleeves and am going back and forth between a 6 and 6.5 sleeve. Liking the 6 right now. For big band I play a LOUD LM84M that Karl Hammond deepened about .002" for me. The rim difference is pretty great so I am now looking at something similar to the 11C2 but with a rim closer to the LOUD. It never ends right?

My college mouthpiece safari (mid-70's)included too many pieces to list but I pretty much played on anything I could get my hands on.

How lucky, or unlucky depending on how you look at it, are we now that we can look up specs, view profiles and comparisons, read other guys comments on a piece, order it and have it delivered the next day! Crazy....

MauiTrumpet · Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:27 pm Post subject:

Here's what I'm using right now:

Bb/Eb - Curry 1B
C - Yamaha Bob Sullivan or a Curry 1BC depending on how I feel
Picc (A) - Curry 5P w/ Reeves A adapter
Picc (Bb) - GR 7H*P

If I have to play any lead-type stuff, then I switch out my Bb mouthpiece for a Curry 1* in a Blackjack blank.

When I'm actually playing enough to feel "in shape", then I usually go back to my old go-to mouthpieces for Bb/Eb and C:

Bb/Eb - GR 9AB (it's a prototype that he made for Mike Zonshine..I have no idea what the specs are, but I like it)
C - GR Haefner 1HC

I haven't been doing much playing recently, so I've been sticking with the Curry setups recently, but I do really like the sound I get out of the GR's. Makes me wish I had the time to practice 3-4 hours a day like I used to.

Howie J · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:06 am Post subject:

What the heck...since I've tweaked my selection...

Bb: Monette B3FS7, B2L for lead (might change with the move to the smaller B3 rim)

C: Monette B2S3 cut for Stomvi Flex couplers and a #3 or #2.5 coupler

Picc: Monette AP4LD

All standard models...no Prana..

Howie J
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