Monette Journey - What Did You Wind Up With ?

[marathoner]

For all the Monette players - of these 4 - Stc-1, Prana, Resonance, Unity - which one did you ultimately choose and why ? My assumption is most Monette players have tried all 4 "Models". Thanks for your input.

[kehaulani]

I forget but it's in my closet with another bunch of mouthpieces.
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[Subtropical and Subpar]

I really like the older Monettes and they often come up used here and elsewhere, so that is what I've stuck with. Some are STC-1 blanks, some are Pranas. I don't think any are Resonances and certainly none are Unities.

At my teacher's recommendation, I started with a B11 around junior year of high school for most playing. It's like a Bach 1B, but with maybe a larger inner diameter. Later got a B2 (1C or 1 1/4 C). Cut to today:

- That B2 and a matching B2L for trumpet
- a B11 for cornet
- a B11 for flugel
- an AP2 for A piccolo

I also use, depending on the music and instrument, mouthpieces by ACB, Curry, Schilke, and Bach.
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1936 King Liberty No. 2
1958 Reynolds Contempora 44-M "Renascence" C
1958 Olds Ambassador
1962 Reynolds Argenta LB
1965 Conn Connstellation 38A cornet
1995 Bach LR18072
2003 Kanstul 991
2011 Schilke P5-4 B/G
2021 Manchester Brass flugel