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John Mock
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For various reasons I have not played as much recently as I once did. So take my comments with a grain of salt:
From the very first moment I put a GR mouthpiece into my horn(s) and played on them, I could hear how much the cleaned up geometry helps to produce a nice clean clear focused sound, even for a mediocre player like me. However, the WB Studio Lead can be lazer-like in tone quality if I overblow, so I find that I do have to adjust to maintain a good sound on it.
When I have done gigs I found that the Marcinkiewicz Shew 2 has been my go-to mouthpiece to get through the entire gig, so I'm still adjusting to the GR mouthpieces. I think it has to do with the WB Classic being deep, which sounds fantastic till one is tired, and the WB Studio Lead being a bit shallow, which sounds good until one is tired but then I lose flexibility. However, I can keep playing beyond that point with the Marcinkiewicz Shew 2.
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jeirvine
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| John Mock wrote: | | When I have done gigs I found that the Marcinkiewicz Shew 2 has been my go-to mouthpiece to get through the entire gig, so I'm still adjusting to the GR mouthpieces. I think it has to do with the WB Classic being deep, which sounds fantastic till one is tired, and the WB Studio Lead being a bit shallow, which sounds good until one is tired but then I lose flexibility. However, I can keep playing beyond that point with the Marcinkiewicz Shew 2. |
I've started using a Marcinkiewicz Shew 2 more as well. I got it in the case of a used horn, and it seems to work well with my embouchure, with good support and control above the staff.
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Heinz
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I always come back to my plain Yamaha 11B4...
Efficient with a clean and clear tone. |
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giakara
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At this period I play exclusive my Conn constellation 38A cornet for my trad jazz gigs and I play a pair of Purviance blank P9 and P9A with screw Reeves 43W rim and I love them!!!
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teongsfd
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Currently I have my favourite pieces in use.
Bb trumpet: Bob Reeves Classical 6C
C trumpet: Yamaha 11
Piccolo: Stork 4P
Other mouthpieces I really enjoyed playing:
Bach Symphonic 2C 26/24
Bush WXA (heavily modified by my trumpet mentor)
Curry 1C
Curry 3TF
I love the sound from the 1C/2C style cup shapes but wide rims are not my thing for the moment.
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BudBix
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| Right now a Yamaha 15B4. It's the split difference between the 14B4 and 16C4 (or 3C and 1.5C in Bach sizing). |
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Bethmike
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Stork Vacchiano 1 1/4 D. Phyllis had John put a slightly tighter backbore on one for me (I played a stock version previously) and it works really well for me.
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Lawler Bb
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As of the last 30 seconds, here's what I am using........no idea if they are my favorite or not. 
Bb - Najoom Custom 5C/M with a Greg Black 7 backbore.
Bb - Najoom Custom 5C/MS with a Warburton NY-L backbore
C - GR 66MX
Piccolo - Laskey Pic (cornet shank)
Flugel - Stork Vacchiano 5FL
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Mark Bradley
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My mouthpiece "de jour' has been the Laskey 60 series, similar in size to the Bach 5 rim. Scott Laskey passed away and his mouthpieces are no longer being made although I saw a site that is attempting to resurrect the line, good luck to them. Laskey pieces are probably the best sounding mouthpieces I've played (and believe me I've run through a bunch of 'em) and the "S" cup, somewhere along the lines of the more shallow Bach "D" cup is one of the few shallower cup pieces with a sound I can live with. Scott worked for Schilke for decades and was no duffer when it came to mouthpiece knowledge. His French horn, trombone, and tuba mouthpieces are still extremely popular. Perhaps Mr. Laskey's trumpet mouthpieces can be described in a general sense as combining the best attributes of Schilke and Bach.
Having said all that the GR 64E-5 seems to be the mainstay I always come crawling back to eventually. Time will tell if that happens again. I must also give honorable mention to the humble plastic Kelly 6V for flugel.
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