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plankowner110 Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:01 am Post subject: |
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my favorite mouthpiece is anything other than a Bach 1C!
I took lessons for a few years during high school in the mid-1960s from a symphony orchestra principal trumpeter (no names, please) and he insisted I play on a Bach 1C as he did. That thing was just way too big for me! _________________ C. G. Conn 60B Super Connstellation
Getzen 800S Eterna cornet
Bach 5C (Jens Lindemann is right)
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Claude1949 Veteran Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 7:51 am Post subject: |
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kevin_soda wrote: | Claude1949 wrote: | Blessing #13 My all-time favorite & I have 200+ |
Good thing you have so many mouthpieces! Otherwise your papers would be flying all over the place! |
Oh you are so funny.....you should have been a comedian named Soda Cracker..... _________________ Claudio |
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kevin_soda Heavyweight Member
Joined: 20 Jan 2015 Posts: 558 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2021 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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_________________ Kevin |
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coxmusic1 Regular Member
Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 19 Location: Eureka, CA
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Posted: Sat Feb 27, 2021 7:14 am Post subject: |
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I settled on Pickett mouthpieces after a Bach, Monette and GR safari. I like the 2 series for most of my playing. When I think I need a change, I now think of those famous Stephen Stills lyrics "Love the one you're with..." _________________ Blackburn Bb and C
Bach/Melk Eb/D
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Claude1949 Veteran Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 9:56 am Post subject: |
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spitvalve wrote: | Stomvi Flex 3FVR with J6 backbore, threaded by K.O. to use my Warburton #4 rim, 3.5 coupler. Works great on both of my Bb trumpets. |
I'm w/you on Stomvi. Amazingly good mouthpieces! I have a "bach" style Stomvi #9 & it is one of the best mouthpieces I have ever tried........ _________________ Claudio |
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PMonteiro Veteran Member
Joined: 29 Jul 2020 Posts: 130 Location: Hudson Valley
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Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:56 am Post subject: |
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I like the Bach 1 1/2B. Nice full sound, and the upper register is easy despite the cup depth. A little tubby on Bb, so I have it on C now.
I'm a fan of the Bach 5C. The description in the Bach mouthpiece manual is spot on: "The tone is lively and rich." I just sometimes have trouble with it at the fringes of range (sound thins out at G below the staff; backs up big time above high C).
Believe it or not, a cheap Glory 3C that I bought for around $8 is one of the best mouthpieces I've ever played. I've used it for everything from orchestra to lead. First mouthpiece I've ever hit G over high C and double C on. _________________ YTR-6335HSII
YTR-2320
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Claude1949 Veteran Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 7:54 am Post subject: |
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And NOW I received my Stomvi Flex 14A and my quest is OVER! This is simply the best mouthpiece I have ever played..and that's all i've got to say about that! _________________ Claudio |
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spitvalve Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 2:49 pm Post subject: |
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Claude1949 wrote: | And NOW I received my Stomvi Flex 14A and my quest is OVER! This is simply the best mouthpiece I have ever played..and that's all i've got to say about that! |
I bought a Flex S14A on eBay out of curiosity since I used to play a 14A4A many years ago. The rim feels identical to the Warburton rim on my 3FVR and it has none of the stuffiness or bottoming out issues I had with the old 14A4A. I can flip between my two Flex pieces with no embouchure adjustment issues. And the Flex S14A is plenty loud when I want to open up and blow. I'm very pleased with both of them. And the couplers really make a difference when you get them dialed in. _________________ Bryan Fields
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1991 Bach LR180 ML 37S
1999 Getzen Eterna 700S
1979 Getzen Eterna 895S Flugelhorn
1969 Getzen Capri cornet
Eastlake Benge 4PSP piccolo trumpet
Warburton and Stomvi Flex mouthpieces |
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CalicchioMan Veteran Member
Joined: 31 May 2004 Posts: 336 Location: Florida
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 3:13 pm Post subject: FAVORITE MOUTHPICE |
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Wedge mouthpieces! _________________ Yamaha 8310ZII
Yamaha 631G Flugelhorn
Mendini Superbone
Pickett Mouthpieces |
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blbaumgarn Heavyweight Member
Joined: 26 Jul 2017 Posts: 705
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Posted: Wed Mar 17, 2021 8:13 pm Post subject: Favorite mouthpiece you own |
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Just by length of time I used it my old Mt. Vernon 1963 1C would be, I guess. A couple of my daughters know they have my permission to put it in the casket with me when I pass. That may be sick, it is the way it is. _________________ "There are two sides to a trumpeter's personality,
there is one that lives to lay waste to woodwinds and strings, leaving them lie blue and lifeless along a swath of destruction that is a
trumpeter's fury-then there is the dark side!" Irving Bush |
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Claude1949 Veteran Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:59 am Post subject: |
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spitvalve wrote: | Claude1949 wrote: | And NOW I received my Stomvi Flex 14A and my quest is OVER! This is simply the best mouthpiece I have ever played..and that's all i've got to say about that! |
I bought a Flex S14A on eBay out of curiosity since I used to play a 14A4A many years ago. The rim feels identical to the Warburton rim on my 3FVR and it has none of the stuffiness or bottoming out issues I had with the old 14A4A. I can flip between my two Flex pieces with no embouchure adjustment issues. And the Flex S14A is plenty loud when I want to open up and blow. I'm very pleased with both of them. And the couplers really make a difference when you get them dialed in. |
I do believe there is some science (or magic) to the Stomvi Flex; mine just resonates better and plays easier than any other mouthpiece I have ever tried! Some doubters or haters here say that all the hype about these is false; well, if it is, then there is magic because they ARE better. I will never switch!!!!!!! _________________ Claudio |
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GeorgeB Heavyweight Member
Joined: 20 Apr 2016 Posts: 1063 Location: New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 3:22 am Post subject: |
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Was Wedge but these days the ACB3CS is stealing my heart. _________________ GeorgeB
1960s King Super 20 Silversonic
2016 Manchester Brass Custom
1938-39 Olds Recording
1942 Buescher 400 Bb trumpet
1952 Selmer Paris 21 B
1999 Conn Vintage One B flat trumpet
2020 Getzen 490 Bb
1962 Conn Victor 5A cornet |
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improver Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Bach 5b and Bach 7c |
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dkmatthews New Member
Joined: 27 Mar 2021 Posts: 7 Location: Charlotte NC
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Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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From high school days: Bach 3C
Currently: Warburton 3MD cup on a 8* backbore |
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improver Heavyweight Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 2:25 pm Post subject: |
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My new gold plated 7c and older large letter 5b |
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Dave_3 Regular Member
Joined: 23 Nov 2020 Posts: 64 Location: Texas
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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 4:55 pm Post subject: |
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I'm late to the party, but...
Bobby Shew Jazz, for my trumpet.
Conn 4 (long shank...original to the horn) for my cornet.
But I could live with a Bach 3C or Curry 3C, for either one, if necessary.
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Jaw04 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 31 Dec 2015 Posts: 900 Location: Bay Area, California
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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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I often recommend my students try a Bobby Shew Jazz. It's a good versatile mouthpiece that works for most people.
I've been loving the ACB 1.25CS for a couple months now. |
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jmock Regular Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 10:12 am Post subject: |
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JW--
I got my 14 year old son playing on the Bobby Shew Jazz, too. I do not like the Bach mouthpieces (any of them, doesn't matter which model, never did like them) and the Bobby Shew Jazz mouthpiece is a very nice improvement over the Bach 3C that provides a nice clear full tone.
In the past I had people try to get me playing on a Bach 1 1/2C. Nice tone, too big, takes way too much effort to play...3C is too tight, but opening the throat without professionally adjusting other parameters doesn't really help.
I did try several mouthpieces in the past: Zottola, Shilke 13C4 (is a good mouthpiece), and others, but my safari has been rather limited.
For several years I have been playing on the Marcinkiewicz Bobby Shew 2 mouthpiece.
However, I just literally received the GR WB Classic mouthpiece yesterday from Wayne Bergeron Music--and from the first note, it appears to be better than what I've been using. I'm going to get the GR WB Studio mouthpiece when I can find one (I'm on Wayne's waiting list).
So far, of all the mouthpieces I've ever used I prefer the GR WB Classic, but I do like the higher range on the Marcinkiewicz Shew 2 as it is "easier" for me right now.
John _________________ Kanstul 1500
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Bryant Jordan Veteran Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 11:37 am Post subject: |
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jmock wrote: | JW--
I got my 14 year old son playing on the Bobby Shew Jazz, too. I do not like the Bach mouthpieces (any of them, doesn't matter which model, never did like them) and the Bobby Shew Jazz mouthpiece is a very nice improvement over the Bach 3C that provides a nice clear full tone.
In the past I had people try to get me playing on a Bach 1 1/2C. Nice tone, too big, takes way too much effort to play...3C is too tight, but opening the throat without professionally adjusting other parameters doesn't really help.
I did try several mouthpieces in the past: Zottola, Shilke 13C4 (is a good mouthpiece), and others, but my safari has been rather limited.
For several years I have been playing on the Marcinkiewicz Bobby Shew 2 mouthpiece.
However, I just literally received the GR WB Classic mouthpiece yesterday from Wayne Bergeron Music--and from the first note, it appears to be better than what I've been using. I'm going to get the GR WB Studio mouthpiece when I can find one (I'm on Wayne's waiting list).
So far, of all the mouthpieces I've ever used I prefer the GR WB Classic, but I do like the higher range on the Marcinkiewicz Shew 2 as it is "easier" for me right now.
John |
I love my WB Studio. The best lead/salsa/latin/jazz piece I’ve come across. Works for me, but not for everyone. I want to try the WB Classic eventually to see how it stacks up against my AR MLC. |
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jmock Regular Member
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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As compared to the Marcinkiewicz Shew 2, the GR WB Classic has a more focused, richer tone and I find myself adapting to it quite well. However, I am coming back after a few years of not playing (long story...too long), so for right now I find the higher range to be easier on the Shew 2, which I used for years.
John _________________ Kanstul 1500
GR WB Classic mouthpiece |
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