Which monette for a Yamaha artist model trumpet ?

[kerouack]

Hello,

Which monette mouthpiece, Resonance, Unity, or tradition plus, do you think fits better for a Yamaha artist model trumpet ?


Thank you

[Dayton]

Monette Unity and Resonance mouthpieces fit fine in the mouthpiece receivers for my Bach and Shires trumpets, and were relatively balanced weight-wise. I'd assume that either of those would fit your Yamaha. You could check with Monette to confirm.

If you meant which would fit better in terms of the overall sound and performance of your instrument, I suspect Monette would tell you that the Unity mouthpieces are the right choice for most players. Again, you could confirm this with Monette and get a recommendation from them regarding which size mouthpiece.

Good luck!

[kerouack]

Yes, I mean about sound and performance.

[ek1986]

Yamahas have a very low pitch center so the Prana/Unity line doesn't work great on them, in my experience.

I'd go with Resonance Classic as their backbores feel pretty similar to traditional backbores like Bach/Yamaha.

[kerouack]

I recently discovered that bach mpcs dont perfectly fit Yamaha trumpets, and yamaha mpcs dont perfectly bit BAch trumpets. just an example.


With this example, can a monette mpc, or any mpc, pysically perfectly fit both ? Bach and Yamaha horns ?

[kerouack]

On saturday i plan to do a test with a monette silver series no check if it goes inside the same mm than a Yamaha mpc does in my yamaha artist model trumpet.

[kerouack]

Thank you ek1986, is a Monette Resonance worth it in an Yamaha Artist model trumpet, compared to a Yamaha mpc ?

[Voltrane]

Kerouac,

I don’t play a Yamaha Artist but a Xeno RGS Gen 1. I use mainly a Resonance B2S3 and it works very well. I also own a Yamaha GP 16 C that also works very well but of course the sound and feeling are different: globally I prefer the sound and feeling of the Monette but sometimes when I need a sound a little more « punchy » I use the GP. I don’t care about the « mm » provided it works for what I play.
Of course it is only my opinion with my RGS !
Regards
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[Louise Finch]

[kerouack]

I understand your point and you can be right.
But a monette silver series is not like a Prana or a Unity, not that open.

But there is an issue still remaining , how can monette , GR or any other create a mpc that perfectly fits two VERY different receivers like the Bach and the Yamaha ?
Is the design for one of them and does not work so well in the other ?
Or Is a compromise between the two ?

[Louise Finch]

[ek1986]

[kerouack]

Thank you Lou, I agree with you, I just say " Bach vs Yamaha" cause is easier to understand and that are the most famous brands in my country.

Thank you ek1986, and what about the Monette Unity ? Monette says that is specially designed for "non monette instruments ".


And what about the Tradition plus ? is more similar to the resonance ? or to the PRANA resonance ?

Sorry to ask so many questions but that are expensive and imposible to try in my country.

[ek1986]

[Louise Finch]

[Louise Finch]

[kerouack]

Hello,
Thank you very much ek1986 for your very interesting comments.

Last weekend I tried a Monette silver series.
Problem is, I could not tried it for a long time so I would need to try it again.

My first impression was:

- It is true that the low C is tuned different than usual mpcs. It is tuned clearly lower.
- The timbre is different, is like the mpc wants to " scream ". In the sense that it seems it is easier play loud with it, to the end of the auditorium, easier than with Yamaha mpcs, but at the same time it is more difficult to play soft. It seems to me, it has a different compromise in its design. Playing it I could imagine myself in one of that monette videos at the monette shop playing high and super loud.
- It goes 25mm inside the receiver of my yamaha artist model ny.
- It does not feel stuffy in the upper register.


According to what ek1986 says, it looks to me that the " correction " than PRANA and UNITY do in an usual trumpets, is not needed in an Artist model.
Also it looks to me than UNITY are more designed for the " American standard ", let say "BACH".


I have an AR mouthpiece, it goes even less, 24mm into the receiver.

If PRANA and UNITY are not so good for my Yamaha, I am not sure if the price of another Monette mpc is worth it, for me and my trumpet.

I don't know if the different tunning of a Monette mpc is needed in my yamaha artist model.

[ek1986]

[Louise Finch]

[Louise Finch]