A terribly awful good idea?

[ryanmuckenfuss]

So last night a few of my scout buddies and I were digging around in the old troop supply closet. We came across the old troop bugle (It is one the worst things i've ever played). But it had a interesting mouthpiece that resembled the old original Jet Tones. It fits in my Jupiter and its quite nice except that its very shallow and has almost no rim. I was wondering if anyone else had given a bugle mpc. a run in a trumpet?
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[Brad361]

Hard to say if it would be ok or not, don’t forget that the gap (between the end of the mouthpiece shank and the start of the leadpipe) can have a tremendous affect on how a horn plays. The chances of an old bugle mouthpiece being a good fit are pretty slim. It probably was made just as something to go with that bugle, not necessarily as a decent mouthpiece.

It sounds like it’s probably best suited as a paperweight, but as long as you dont scar up your mouthpiece receiver or leadpipe, it’s probably a harmless experiment.

Brad
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[ryanmuckenfuss]

Upon further evaluation last night when playing it slots quite nice all the way up to a high c. Ill make a video as soon as I can.
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Jupiter 1100s
Olds Opera
Yamaha Xeno
Olds Ambassador