Members JBecker Posted May 4, 2006 Members Share Posted May 4, 2006 What's everyone using? Right now, I am using 15a4a for the past few years. I am pretty happy about it. A guy I play with uses a 5 1/2 double cup. Weird as {censored}. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted May 4, 2006 Members Share Posted May 4, 2006 I have: Blessing 5CBach 3CSchilke 11ASchilke 18C3d The Blessing and Bach don't get much use anymore; the Schilkes fit my lips wonderfully. The 11A is roughly the same size as a Bach 7E, the 18C3d about a 1A or 1B I think. I've also used a Yamaha 11B4, and a Yamaha flugel mouthpiece (on flugel, of course!). The 11B4 is, roughly, a 3C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jon Hiller Posted May 4, 2006 Members Share Posted May 4, 2006 If you're looking for a mouthpiece with an extremely shallow cup for hitting the high notes easier, look into a Bob Reeves 41ES. The cup is almost flat, and the notes practically jump out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted May 4, 2006 Members Share Posted May 4, 2006 Originally posted by Jon Hiller If you're looking for a mouthpiece with an extremely shallow cup for hitting the high notes easier, look into a Bob Reeves 41ES. The cup is almost flat, and the notes practically jump out of it. Yep. Yamaha's Bobby Shew Lead is the same way. One problem though-you sacrifice some tone and a lot of control over pitch center (well, I do anyway) when you use such shallow mouthpieces. Its a give and take. I prefer the tone of a larger mouthpiece, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AntiStuff Posted May 4, 2006 Members Share Posted May 4, 2006 So a shallow cup makes it easy to get higher notes? I might have to invest in one of those. Going from tuba to trumpet is hard. Especially for a woodwind player... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sunburstbasser Posted May 5, 2006 Members Share Posted May 5, 2006 Originally posted by AntiStuff So a shallow cup makes it easy to get higher notes? I might have to invest in one of those. Going from tuba to trumpet is hard. Especially for a woodwind player... What I've found is that a shallower cup makes high notes easier and improves endurance, while a deeper cup gives considerably better tone and feel. If you REALLY get into it, consider getting two mouthpieces, one deep and one shallow. Eg. Schilke makes the 11A like I use, and a much larger 11. Or you could go 14A4a and just 14, for instance. Then, you have deep and shallow cups without major embouchure changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catalinagooseV2 Posted May 5, 2006 Members Share Posted May 5, 2006 I used to play a wide rim, very shallow cup mouthpiece and it was easier to play in the upper registers (it was a Schilke, but I can't remember what size) but my tone in the lower registers was very airy, which I don't like. For the last few years I have been using a Bach 3C. Good all around mouthpiece for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JBecker Posted May 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted May 5, 2006 Yeah I can't go any more shallow and justify the lack of tone that I get from my Schilke 15a4a. Double high G is the limit for me, but at least it sounds pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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