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iiipopes
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I prefer a modern Bach 3C. The Shew Jazz backbore is so tight that I can't get enough air through it, and on my trumpet it causes 3rd space C to go sharp. YMMV.
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| Posted: Tue May 16, 2023 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Calling the Yamaha Shew Jazz's backbore "so tight" seems absurd to me. There is much worse. I have always found the Yamaha Bobby Shew Jazz to be a better 3C mouthpiece. |
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iiipopes
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| 3861 wrote: | | Calling the Yamaha Shew Jazz's backbore "so tight" seems absurd to me. There is much worse. I have always found the Yamaha Bobby Shew Jazz to be a better 3C mouthpiece. |
Granted, it is all relative to the individual player. To me, it is tighter than a Bach #76, which is a little tighter than a #10. The Shew Jazz backbore definitely causes intonation issues on my particular trumpet, where the #76 is just right, and after all these decades I start going flat in the upper register with a stock #10 backbore on a 3C cup.
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Jaw04
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| Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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| iiipopes wrote: | | 3861 wrote: | | Calling the Yamaha Shew Jazz's backbore "so tight" seems absurd to me. There is much worse. I have always found the Yamaha Bobby Shew Jazz to be a better 3C mouthpiece. |
Granted, it is all relative to the individual player. To me, it is tighter than a Bach #76, which is a little tighter than a #10. The Shew Jazz backbore definitely causes intonation issues on my particular trumpet, where the #76 is just right, and after all these decades I start going flat in the upper register with a stock #10 backbore on a 3C cup. |
Yes, you make a good point. It's a trade off. I do find I need to lift the pitch a little bit in the upper register, but I find the tighter backbore makes playing overall less taxing. I don't feel like I'm pushing air through it at all. |
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