| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
theslawdawg
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
Posts: 843
Location: Waikiki, Hawaii
|
 Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:27 am Post subject: Mouthpiece Muster! |
 |
|
Trumpet Players,
For fun...what is your mouthpiece count as of right now in your house, and if you had to throw them all out except for one, which one would you keep?
_________________
My go-to Trumpet and Flugel: Thane.
Greg Black MPs |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Don Herman rev2
'Chicago School' Forum Moderator
Joined: 03 May 2005
Posts: 8951
Location: Monument, CO
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Mouthpiece Muster! |
|
|
| theslawdawg wrote: | | For fun...what is your mouthpiece count as of right now in your house |
Somewhere between 50 and 100.
| Quote: | | and if you had to throw them all out except for one, which one would you keep? |
You're kidding, right? Not even sure I could get down to one per horn...
_________________
"After silence, that which best expresses the inexpressible, is music" - Aldous Huxley |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Turkle
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
Posts: 2450
Location: New York City
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:37 am Post subject: |
|
|
Ha! I sold a whole bunch a while back... I have probably about 25 left, but at my peak I had about 75.
My Curry 3C. in Bach blank is my "money-maker" and I don't know what the heck I'd do without it - I use it on 98% of my gigs.
(On C trumpet, Curry 3BC., and on flugelhorn, Curry 3-FLD.)
But if we're talking Bb trumpet only, I would happily throw out the rest of my mouthpieces and keep the Curry 3C. What a great piece.
_________________
Yamaha 8310Z trumpet
Yamaha 8310Z flugel
Curry 3. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
theslawdawg
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
Posts: 843
Location: Waikiki, Hawaii
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:37 am Post subject: Re: Mouthpiece Muster! |
|
|
| Don Herman rev2 wrote: | | theslawdawg wrote: | | For fun...what is your mouthpiece count as of right now in your house |
Somewhere between 50 and 100.
| Quote: | | and if you had to throw them all out except for one, which one would you keep? |
You're kidding, right? Not even sure I could get down to one per horn... |
Nope. Just one. You got to pick...just one. 
_________________
My go-to Trumpet and Flugel: Thane.
Greg Black MPs |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
zaferis
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 03 Nov 2011
Posts: 2327
Location: Beavercreek, OH
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:49 am Post subject: |
|
|
ARRGH..... only one? WHAT?
50-75, some I've used, some I've collected and some available for my students to try...
my one - Curry 3C, hands down/easy choice. I use it more than any other by a large margin.
_________________
Freelance Performer/Educator
Adjunct Professor
Bach Trumpet Endorsing Artist
Retired Air Force Bandsman |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
TKSop
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 23 Feb 2014
Posts: 1735
Location: UK
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:57 am Post subject: |
|
|
Right now... about 50 - at one point was over 200 
Couldn't possibly get down to just one... would struggle to get down to "just" 5. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
snichols
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 12 Apr 2010
Posts: 586
Location: Virginia
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 10:16 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Hmm, without looking it's probably in the 10-15 range. If I had to keep one it would probably be my Yamaha 17C4 23th/24bb. Nice rim, nice sound, good response... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
theslawdawg
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
Posts: 843
Location: Waikiki, Hawaii
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:06 am Post subject: |
|
|
| zaferis wrote: | ARRGH..... only one? WHAT?
50-75, some I've used, some I've collected and some available for my students to try...
my one - Curry 3C, hands down/easy choice. I use it more than any other by a large margin. |
Yep. Just one. That's the second time so far a Curry 3C has been mentioned.
_________________
My go-to Trumpet and Flugel: Thane.
Greg Black MPs |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Croquethed
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 19 Dec 2013
Posts: 613
Location: Oakville, CT
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:08 am Post subject: |
|
|
Just three Currys.
Mild - 3C.
Medium - 3M.
Hot - 3Z..
If I had to pick one, I'd go with the M. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
dershem
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 14 Jun 2007
Posts: 1887
Location: San Diego, CA
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 5:41 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| I must have 506- mouthpieces, but then again, I have 30 horns, each of which has mouthpiece that matches it well. It's not like I could take my tuba 'piece and use it on my picc, after all. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cbtj51
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 24 Nov 2015
Posts: 725
Location: SE US
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 6:28 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I have the largest number of mouthpieces that I have ever had at this moment:
6, all are based on the Reeves 41 Rim, so different bottoms for different situations.
Limited to just 1, it would be my Reeves 41C692. That would cover a lot of bases!
Glad this is a rhetorical question!
Mike
_________________
'71 LA Benge 5X Bb
'72 LA Benge D/Eb
'76 Bach CL 229/25A C
‘92 Bach 37 Bb
'98 Getzen 895S Flugelhorn
'00 Bach 184 Cornet
'02 Yamaha 8335RGS
'16 Bach NY 7
'16 XO 1700RS Piccolo
Reeves 41 Rimmed Mouthpieces |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Dale Proctor
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 May 2005
Posts: 9359
Location: Heart of Dixie
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 7:40 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Without counting them, probably around 30. Some trumpet, some cornet, some flugel, and a bunch of junk ones that came with used horns I've bought.
The one I'd keep if I had to get rid of all the others? Curry 3C.
_________________
"Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away ." - Sir Thomas Beecham |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
theslawdawg
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
Posts: 843
Location: Waikiki, Hawaii
|
| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2018 8:09 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Dale Proctor wrote: | Without counting them, probably around 30. Some trumpet, some cornet, some flugel, and a bunch of junk ones that came with used horns I've bought.
The one I'd keep if I had to get rid of all the others? Curry 3C. |
That’s three for a Curry 3C...so far.
_________________
My go-to Trumpet and Flugel: Thane.
Greg Black MPs |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
nieuwguyski
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 06 Feb 2002
Posts: 2349
Location: Santa Cruz County, CA
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 12:43 am Post subject: |
|
|
I probably have around 50 trumpet mouthpieces.
If I could only keep one it would be the Bob Reeves 43WS692s. Most of my playing is big band or rock/reggae/"party band" stuff, and it's the one mouthpiece that's always in my case.
_________________
J. Notso Nieuwguyski |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
giakara
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Jul 2003
Posts: 3832
Location: Greece
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:18 am Post subject: |
|
|
I own more than 40 Reeves /Purviance mpc's , if I had to keep only one that is a 43 zinger.
Regards
_________________
Lawler TL5-1A Bb 2015
Lawler TL6-1A Bb 2004
Lawler TL5-1A Bb 2003
Getzen eterna 910 C
Getzen eterna 850 cornet
Selmer Paris 3 valve picc
Yamaha 731 flugel
Carol mini pocket
Reeves/Purviance mpcs |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
pepperdean
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 10 Mar 2004
Posts: 650
Location: Johnson City, Texas
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:30 am Post subject: |
|
|
I'm down to about 40. Got some interesting ones: Tottle, DeNicola, Costello, Burt Greene, Jet Tone, AL Cass, Schilke, Curry, Marcinkiewicz, Zottola, Purviance, Bach, & more.
The keeper would be my ACB TA-3 w/T backbore.
Alan |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
cheiden
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 28 Sep 2004
Posts: 8914
Location: Orange County, CA
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 11:48 am Post subject: |
|
|
I've had up to 50 but I'm down a bit now.
For the Bb, I'd keep the Reeves made Bach hybrid listed below.
_________________
"I'm an engineer, which means I think I know a whole bunch of stuff I really don't."
Charles J Heiden/So Cal
Bach Strad 180ML43*/43 Bb/Yamaha 731 Flugel/Benge 1X C/Kanstul 920 Picc/Conn 80A Cornet
Bach 3C rim on 1.5C underpart |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
theslawdawg
Heavyweight Member
Joined: 13 Oct 2008
Posts: 843
Location: Waikiki, Hawaii
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 12:09 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Three decades of playing...I’ve never had more then ten. I guess I have some shopping to do.
_________________
My go-to Trumpet and Flugel: Thane.
Greg Black MPs |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
brassmusician
Veteran Member
Joined: 25 Feb 2016
Posts: 273
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:14 pm Post subject: |
|
|
about 50. The 'one' at present is a Schilke 12B4.
_________________
Cannonball 789RL
Yamaha 635ST
Yamaha 16C4
Wick 2BFL |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
trumanjazzguy
Veteran Member
Joined: 18 Apr 2011
Posts: 403
Location: St. Louis, MO…or wherever the Ship I’m on is!
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 2:16 pm Post subject: |
|
|
Have around 50...
My pick if I could only keep one would be my Burbank Era Marcinkiewicz E8 R Baptist. Simply the comfiest rim imaginable, and a perfect sound for sparkly vintage jazz tone!
_________________
TPT: Nova LA
CRN: Getzen 1950’s W/5.5in bell
FL: Jupiter 1100R
‘Pieces:
TPT: 34-throat shallow double-cup, Chet Baker’s Custom Schilke, Bach Corp 3, Bach Mt. Vernon 6C, Ken Titmus BF Custom(s).
CRN: NY Giardinelli 7SV.
FL: Yamaha Bobby Shew |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
