looking 4 mpiece with plastic top w/specific characteristics

w00005414 · Veteran Member Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 384

Hey all,

I had great luck with Kelly 5c mouthpieces but I think my sound suffered from it's lightweight. I moved to an old knock off 3C metal mouthpiece that has just the right characteristics for me but I think I am having an allergic reaction to the metal (I'm breaking out from it). Anyone know if the following mouthpiece exists ???

- Plastic rim/cup (I don't care what kind of plastic)
- Has some weight to it so my sound doesn't suffer (maybe a metal throat?)
- Has a steep drop from the rim edge into the cup (is that called a sharp bight? not sure)
- Has the equivalent of a Bach C cup as far as depth goes (I don't like shallow mouthpieces)
- I like a wider, flatter rim (I don't like the rounded contour of rims on Bach mpc's)

Thanks
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Brian Gibson

razeontherock · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:21 pm Post subject:

Pretty sure Warburton offers plastic rims on metal mouthpieces, or at least plastic tops you can screw into a metal backbore. Not sure if Curry also offers this?

TKSop · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:40 pm Post subject:

A plastic top with a metal backbore will sound a lot closer to a traditional brass mouthpiece than an all-plastic will - and if you want, heavy backbores are available (warburton series 80, wedge, etc).

--Warburton 4MD is a very close match indeed for the 3C, couple of different materials to choose from there.
--ACB has several models that look like they'd suit what you're after (3C, MV3C, 665MC... 5C?5B? if you liked your 5c... etc), delrin or acrylic and they're well priced - plus they've got some demo models on the cheap on ebay right now.
--Pickett does Delrin/Acrylic too.

w00005414 · Veteran Member Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 384

thanks for the info guys!
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Brian Gibson