Pickett mouthpieces

trptplus22 · Regular Member Joined: 30 Sep 2013 Posts: 19

Hello,

I have played a Bach 3C and Bach 3D for 25+ years.

About 5 years I switched to the Curry line - a 5C for legit and a 5m and 5 star for my funk band.

I like the Currys but am interested in trying the Pickett mouthpieces.

I'm looking for a little more endurance and a little easier upper register.

Which would be a better choice the Pickett 3D with a 10-5 backbore or the Pickett 5D with a 10-5 backbore?

Thanks in advance.

Dave CCM/SSO · Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 11:39 am Post subject:

I'm not familiar with the Curry pieces to which you refer in your post, but I do have experience with Bach and Pickett.

I would say that the Pickett offerings sound a bit brighter than their Bach counterparts. The response is lightning fast, and they are very easy to play.

I think that the Pickett D cup is quite a bit brighter sounding than the Bach C cups. The 3 rim on the Pickett piece, however, will feel wider than the Bach 3. The 5 rim may be more similar to a Bach 3.

Good luck!
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jaysonr · Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 12:38 pm Post subject:

Having recently gone through some Pickett pieces on my mouthpiece journey, I'd agree w/ Dave that a Pickett 3 would feel bigger than most "3"'s. I found the 3 to feel more like a 1.5 from most people. I found the Pickett 4 to feel like a slightly larger side of the "3" scale and the Pickett 5 to feel on the smaller side. I'd suggest maybe a 5 or 6 rim, C cup with a 10-2 backbore to replace your Curry 5C and a D cup with a 10-3 or 10-4 to replace a Curry STAR (*) or M w/ his "X10". I think a 10-5 would be a good bit tighter than the Curry X10 backbore. Shoot an e-mail to the shop to be sure though--you'll be hard pressed to find better service than either Eric or Peter will give you. They may have a Curry 5 rim on file and can either make you some custom tops w/ that rim, or tell you which of their rims would be the closest.
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trptplus22 · Regular Member Joined: 30 Sep 2013 Posts: 19

Thanks for your replies.

The Curry 5m has a .660 diameter whereas the Pickett 4D has a .655 diameter and the 5D has a .650 diameter therefore I'm thinking the 4D may be a better fit for me. Also would you recommend going with the standard 27 throat?

Thanks

jaysonr · Posted: Tue May 30, 2017 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: Pickett mouthpices

Fredrik · Regular Member Joined: 25 Aug 2012 Posts: 40

Trptplus22,

I've also played the Curry 5C and 5Star for a long time, actually they were my main mouthpieces for two or three years. Then I did an upsize to 3 and 1.5 rims.

I played the Pickett 3C, 3D and 3B before going to 1.5 rim sizes.

I haven't tried different Pickett backbores since all my Picketts were one-piece. However, the Pickett 3 rim feels very different from the Curry 5, at least to me. The Curry 5 feels smaller in size and also the rim feels a little bit more narrow and rounded.

Both the Currys and the Picketts are quality mouthpieces so I think it's more about what fits your face. To me the Pickett 3D and the Curry 5Star has a similiar kind of sound and feel even though I'm not very sure they're similar i cup shape.

Kind regards

Fredrik

BStrad43 · Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 12:51 pm Post subject:

Have you tried getting your Curry mouthpiece setup with a sleeve? I know Bob Reeves and Stomvi do a really good job with this. Also, Curry will do this too.

I started going down the endless hole of mouthpiece searching and decided one day to have a mouthpiece that always felt good on the chops get converted to for the sleeve. What a great decision! I was able to get a really amazing balance with the mouthpiece and horn.

Good luck!

trptplus22 · Regular Member Joined: 30 Sep 2013 Posts: 19

Jaysonr--

So are you saying that the Pickett 4D feels bigger than a Bach 3 (.630) or the Curry 3 (.665)? I know that the Curry 3 feels bigger that a Bach 3. If the Pickett 4D feels bigger than the Bach 3 I'm fine with that however if it feels bigger than the Curry 3 then that's too big.

Also are you saying that overall the Pickett mouthpieces feel larger than they are marked. If so would the Pickett 5D at .650 feel closer to the Curry 5m .660. Or would the Pickett 4D at .655.

Thanks.

trptplus22 · Regular Member Joined: 30 Sep 2013 Posts: 19

Jaysonr--

So are you saying that the Pickett 4D feels bigger than a Bach 3 (.630) or the Curry 3 (.665)? I know that the Curry 3 feels bigger that a Bach 3. If the Pickett 4D feels bigger than the Bach 3 I'm fine with that however if it feels bigger than the Curry 3 then that's too big.

Also are you saying that overall the Pickett mouthpieces feel larger than they are marked. If so would the Pickett 5D at .650 feel closer to the Curry 5m .660. Or would the Pickett 4D at .655.

Thanks.

jaysonr · Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 6:32 pm Post subject: Re: Pickett mouthpieces

Betelgeuse215 · Veteran Member Joined: 20 May 2015 Posts: 186

Slightly off topic but still about Pickett mouthpieces. Is their standard setup(for the one piece models) the 27 throat with a 10-2 backbore or are those just fillers for the options?

jaysonr · Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 11:30 am Post subject:

Betelgeuse215 · Veteran Member Joined: 20 May 2015 Posts: 186

Ximo_molina · Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 5:07 pm Post subject:

I just received a 5D pickett brass top. currently I play with a warburton 4M. I feel Pickett a little smaller in diameter and the cup a little higher. it is still too early to draw conclusions
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