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travis5105
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Posted: 2005-10-10 05:19 CET | |
| hey i was wondering where i could look for a cheater mouth piece for trumpet one that cold increase range by a few whole steps or does anyone know a name of one i could look for i just wanna see pricing cuz i just kinda want one just to have | ||
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Drewdude403
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Posted: 2005-10-11 02:24 CET | |
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schilke a cups. $35ish depending on shop |
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dubs99
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Posted: 2005-10-23 21:01 CET | |
| I'll go with Drew with this. I use a Schilke 6a4a for all my high and loud stuff. Keep in mind that you have to practice on a bigger piece too. I practice on a 1D mouthpiece, which I have affectionately named "Toilet Bowl". Though I also know of people who practice on a 14a4a which has the same diameter as a Bach 3c. I do this as well when I'm practicing tone and I use it during concert season. | ||
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Drewdude403
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Posted: 2005-10-24 04:30 CET | |
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^^^^ take his advice on high notes. i heard that lame ass hit a grand c!  his face almost exploded haha
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2005-10-27 00:09 CET | |
Has anyone out there played on a Holton MF3? (Which stands for Maynard Ferguson.) My friend got one with his new trumpet, and has been screaming Super Gs without a sweat. He said it took weeks to get used to though. He let me try it out, and I almost instantly hit the highest notes I've ever hit (I played chromatically and got up to a Super F I believe with little difficulty.) The funny thing was, I could barely play a C in the staff.  Pretty exhilarating though.
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Drewdude403
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Posted: 2005-10-29 05:50 CET | |
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never played a holton MF, but i have played a monette MF III. Couldnt play anything at all cuz i HATE tiny pieces. But my friends played a grand C fairly easilly on it. I could barly get out a sound. |
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Drewdude403
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Posted: 2005-10-29 05:51 CET | |
| PS only downfall is: it costs $215 or $315 depending in if its a PRANA or not | ||
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Dizzy
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Posted: 2005-10-29 08:20 CET | |
| A "cheater" mouthpiece will not increase range. It will only make what you already have a bit easier. Work on your chops and air to increase you range. | ||
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travis5105
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Posted: 2005-12-09 07:04 CET | |
| there actually is a cheater mouth piece one of my brass instructers said he play with some old guy one time at a football game for pep band and the guy had a cheater the lowest note he got on it was a c in the staff | ||
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TheLurch
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Posted: 2005-12-11 20:50 CET | |
| pretty much any mouthpiece with a shallow cup will make any lead work much easier, i have a friend in drum corps that uses a Bach 3F for all his lead stuff and works awesome for him. and dubs99, the schilke 6a4a is the one designed for Bill Chase right? | ||
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Asian Man
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Posted: 2005-12-14 05:28 CET | |
| play that 3F or any other cheater mouthpiece in an orchestra and you'll get very bad looks and have a hard time blending. I don't think i'd call the 3F a cheater piece but it's more of a piccolo trumpet mouthpiece, i think. Usually cheater pieces are very small mouthpieces with shallow cups. The 3F has a very shallow cup but it's rim diameter is very wide. | ||
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SeverFire
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Posted: 2005-12-15 05:50 CET | |
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I recently picked up a "Yamaha Japan 6A4a" mouthpiece (which I'm assuming is equal to the Schlike 6a4a? -- This one is really shallow too) just for kicks/experimenting with, but I hardly enjoy it due to such a bright tone it creates. For high notes though, it's pretty cool. However, the MF3 I tried seemed easier to hit even higher notes with, and the tone is not that bright either. It must have to do with the almost completely conical (like a party hat) shape of it's cup, rather than things like shallowness compared to others. I wish I could get my hands on one, but I think they're pretty hard to find. But Asian Man is right, none of these peices would be good for ochestra/symphony/concert playing. |
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